Cisco Prime Network Registrar DHCP Denial of Service Vulnerability
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
A vulnerability in the DHCP server of Cisco Prime Network Registrar could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of incoming DHCP traffic. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted DHCP request to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause a restart of the DHCP server process, causing a DoS condition.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco Prime Network Registrar | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Cisco Prime Network Registrar VendorCisco Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:prime_network_registrar:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.3 to before 8.3.7.1; 9.0 to before 9.1.3; 10.0 to before 10.1.0.1 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:prime_network_registrar:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.3 to before 8.3.7.1; 9.0 to before 9.1.3; 10.0 to before 10.1.0.1 Vulnerable ·Cisco
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-3272
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rprx-wwgg-c958
References
More Cisco Prime Network Registrar vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-23979 The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2019-01463 Cisco Prime Network Registrar Denial of Service Vulnerability CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.6
- TI-2016-01315 The System Configuration Protocol (SCP) core messaging interface in Cisco Prime Network… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2020-02710 Cisco Prime Network Registrar Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2015-05283 Cisco Prime Network Registrar (CPNR) 8.1(3.3), 8.2(3), and 8.3(2) has a default account… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2017-04372 Resource management flaw in Cisco Prime Network Registrar CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.8
Sources
- CVE-2020-3272 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-3272 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rprx-wwgg-c958 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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