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TI-2020-03032 Aliases CVE-2020-3486GHSA-9pg8-pw4x-p8jx

Cisco IOS XE Wireless Controller Software for the Catalyst 9000 Family CAPWAP Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

Priority LOW 30CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Adjacent 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

Multiple vulnerabilities in the Control and Provisioning of Wireless Access Points (CAPWAP) protocol processing of Cisco IOS XE Software for Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition of an affected device. These vulnerabilities are due to insufficient validation of CAPWAP packets. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by sending a malformed CAPWAP packet to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the affected device to crash and reload, resulting in a DoS condition on the affected device.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00571 47th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
CiscoCisco IOS XE Softwareall versions—No fix listedCNA
  • Cisco IOS XE Software VendorCisco Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 11

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9105:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onCisco
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9115:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onCisco
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9117:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onCisco
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9120:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onCisco
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9130:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onCisco
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9800-40:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onCisco
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9800-80:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onCisco
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9800-cl:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onCisco
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9800-l:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onCisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9105:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9115:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9117:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9120:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9130:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9800-40:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9800-80:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9800-cl:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9800-l:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Cisco
Show 1 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9800_embedded_wireless_controller:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onCisco
  • cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9800_embedded_wireless_controller:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Cisco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Advisory ·

    Cisco IOS XE Software — 20200924 Cisco IOS XE Wireless Controller Software for the Catalyst 9000 Family CAPWAP Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

    7 records Highest priority Priority LOW 7 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2020-03043 Cisco IOS XE Wireless Controller Software for the Catalyst 9000 Family CAPWAP Denial of Service VulnerabilitiesPriority LOW 33
    • TI-2020-03040 Cisco IOS XE Wireless Controller Software for the Catalyst 9000 Family CAPWAP Denial of Service VulnerabilitiesPriority LOW 33
    • TI-2020-03039 Cisco IOS XE Wireless Controller Software for the Catalyst 9000 Family CAPWAP Denial of Service VulnerabilitiesPriority LOW 33
    Show all 7 records → Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-3486
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9pg8-pw4x-p8jx

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2023-06904 Cisco is providing an update for the ongoing investigation into observed exploitation of… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2018-00122 Memory corruption in Cisco IOS and IOS XE KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-02977 Improper input validation in Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-00135 Memory corruption in Cisco IOS, IOS XE, and IOS XR KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2017-04498 Memory corruption in Cisco IOS KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2017-04497 Memory corruption in Cisco IOS XE Software KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
See all 561 →

Sources

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