CVE-2022-20625

What it is

A vulnerability in the Cisco Discovery Protocol service of Cisco FXOS Software and Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause the service to restart, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. This vulnerability is due to improper handling of Cisco Discovery Protocol messages that are processed by the Cisco Discovery Protocol service. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a series of malicious Cisco Discovery Protocol messages to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the Cisco Discovery Protocol service to fail and restart. In rare conditions, repeated failures of the process could occur, which could cause the entire device to restart.

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited from the same network segment without logging in. Limited direct impact.

Exploit odds

3.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).

Fix

A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

1. 2022-02-23 18:15 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2. 2026-06-17 04:24 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

• Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
• Exploit odds: 3.3% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
• Severity: 4.3 MEDIUM (CVSS).
• Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published

2022-02-23 18:15 UTC

Last modified

2026-06-17 04:24 UTC

Exploit probability

3.3% · EPSS, next 30 days

Weakness

CWE-399

Record status

Modified

Affected

• Cisco Firepower Extensible Operating System < 2.3.1.219
• Cisco Firepower Extensible Operating System < 2.9.1.158
• Cisco Firepower Extensible Operating System < 2.10.1.179
• Cisco nx-os 8.2\(7.34\)
• Cisco nx-os 5.2\(1\)sv5\(1.3b\)
• Cisco nx-os 9.3\(8.15\)
• Cisco nx-os 4.0\(1a\)a
• Cisco nx-os 4.1\(3f\)c

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 4.3

Attack vector

Adjacent network

Complexity

Low

Privileges needed

None

User interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Low

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