CVE detail

CVE-2020-3492 — CVE-2020-3492

Published 2020-09-24 · Modified 2026-06-17 · Vendor cisco · Product ios_xe · Source nvd

HIGH

severity

CVSS-derived band

8.6

CVSS v3

0–10 scale

0.0137

EPSS probability

exploitation probability, 30d

70.0%

EPSS percentile

percentile vs all CVEs

NOT LISTED

CISA KEV

known exploited catalog

Description

A vulnerability in the Flexible NetFlow Version 9 packet processor of Cisco IOS XE Software for Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers and Cisco AireOS Software for Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers (WLC) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of certain parameters in a Flexible NetFlow Version 9 record. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by spoofing the address of an existing Access Point on the network and sending a Control and Provisioning of Wireless Access Points (CAPWAP) packet that includes a crafted Flexible NetFlow Version 9 record to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause a process crash that would lea

Remediation

Product	Vulnerable range	Fixed version	Advisory
Cisco Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC)	—	not specified	advisory ↗

References

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