PT-2022-6173

CVE-2022-20920

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Published

2022-09-28

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Updated

2025-10-14

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CVSS 3.1
7.7
High
MetricsAV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software (affected versions not specified)
Description A vulnerability in the SSH implementation could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected device to reload. This issue is due to improper handling of resources during an exceptional situation. An attacker could exploit this by continuously connecting to an affected device and sending specific SSH requests, potentially causing the device to reload.
Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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