CVE-2023-20226
CVSS 3.1 Score 8.6 of 10 (high)
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Summary
CVE-2023-20226 is a vulnerability in Application Quality of Experience (AppQoE) and Unified Threat Defense (UTD) on Cisco IOS XE Software. It allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to cause an affected device to unexpectedly reload, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability occurs due to the mishandling of a crafted packet stream through the AppQoE or UTD application. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker sends a crafted packet stream through the device. The successful exploit can cause the device to reload, leading to a DoS situation. The vulnerability has a high severity rating and an exploitability score of 3.9 out of 10. It affects multiple Cisco products and can pose a significant danger to organizations relying on these devices for network security and application quality management.
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