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Cisco Catalyst 9100 Access Points Denial of Service Vulnerability
cisco-sa-click-ap-dos-wdcXkvnQ · Cisco · September 27, 2023
Summary
A vulnerability in the networking component of Cisco access point (AP) software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a temporary disruption of service.
This vulnerability is due to overuse of AP resources. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by connecting to an AP on an affected device as a wireless client and sending a high rate of traffic over an extended period of time. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the Datagram TLS (DTLS) session to tear down and reset, causing a denial of service (DoS) condition.
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.
From Cisco (vendor's own words, quoted), quoted as published. Check the source before acting.
What to do
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
Vendor fix or mitigation, quoted from the advisory.
Each CVE in this advisory
| CVE | Severity | Known exploited | Exploit likelihood |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2023-20176 | 5.8 medium | No | 0.9% |
Severity from the advisory (CVSS), known exploitation from CISA's catalog, exploit likelihood from EPSS (next 30 days).
Affected products
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco Aironet Access Point Software |
| Cisco | Cisco Aironet Access Point Software (IOS XE Controller) |
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Change history
- September 27, 2023: Initial public release.
- November 9, 2026: First collected by Watch
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