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CVE-2022-20692
HIGH · CVSS 7.7
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2022-04-15T15:15:12.770 · Last modified 2026-06-17T04:24:52.280

Summary

A vulnerability in the NETCONF over SSH feature of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow a low-privileged, authenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition (DoS) on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient resource management. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by initiating a large number of NETCONF over SSH connections. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to exhaust resources, causing the device to reload and resulting in a DoS condition on an affected device.

Affected products

cisco — ios_xe

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