CVE-2022-20856

HIGHNVD 8.67.5▼
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-10-01. NVD baseline CVSS 8.6; sources differ by 1.1.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
8.6
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 1%CVSS: 8.6Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

A vulnerability in the processing of Control and Provisioning of Wireless Access Points (CAPWAP) Mobility messages in Cisco IOS XE Wireless Controller Software for the Catalyst 9000 Family could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to a logic error and improper management of resources related to the handling of CAPWAP Mobility messages. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted CAPWAP Mobility packets to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to exhaust resources on the affected device. This would cause the device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition.

CVSS v3
8.6
EG Score
7.5(medium)
EPSS
61.2%
KEV
Not listed

Published

September 30, 2022

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (2)

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 12× in last 7d / 44× in last 30d)

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2022-20856?
CVE-2022-20856 is a high vulnerability published on September 30, 2022. A vulnerability in the processing of Control and Provisioning of Wireless Access Points (CAPWAP) Mobility messages in Cisco IOS XE Wireless Controller Software for the Catalyst 9000 Family could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected…
When was CVE-2022-20856 disclosed?
CVE-2022-20856 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 30, 2022, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2022-20856 actively exploited?
CVE-2022-20856 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 61.2% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-20856?
CVE-2022-20856 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.6 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 7.5.
How do I remediate CVE-2022-20856?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2022-20856, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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