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CVE-2022-20697

HIGH CVSS: 8.6 Published: 2022-04-15 Modified: 2026-06-17

Description

A vulnerability in the web services interface of Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition. This vulnerability is due to improper resource management in the HTTP server code. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a large number of HTTP requests to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition.

Affected Platforms

Cisco IosCisco Ios Xe

Weakness Type

CWE-691, CWE-772

References