CVE-2022-20769
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2022-09-30 18:45
Modified
2024-11-06 16:04
Severity ?
7.4 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Summary
Cisco Wireless LAN Controller AireOS Software FIPS Mode Denial of Service Vulnerability
References
ykramarz@cisco.comhttps://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-wlc-dos-mKGRrsCBVendor Advisory
Impacted products
CiscoCisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC)
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