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CVE-2022-20919

HIGH · CVSS 8.6 EPSS 1.08% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2022-09-30 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.6. It affects Cisco. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
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CVE
CVE-2022-20919
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.6
EPSS
1.08%
Cisco

Original NVD Description

A vulnerability in the processing of malformed Common Industrial Protocol (CIP) packets that are sent to Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected device to unexpectedly reload, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation during processing of CIP packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malformed CIP packet to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the affected device to unexpectedly reload, resulting in a DoS condition.

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