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CVE-2020-3206

Cisco IOS XE Software Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers Denial of Service Vulnerability

4.7 Medium

A vulnerability in the handling of IEEE 802.11w Protected Management Frames (PMFs) of Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers that are running Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to terminate a valid user connection to an affected device. The vulnerability exists because the affected software does not properly validate 802.11w disassociation and deauthentication PMFs that it receives. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a spoofed 802.11w PMF from a valid, authenticated client on a network adjacent to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to terminate a single valid user connection to the affected device.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Adjacent network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low

Exploit likelihood

0.47%Up 0.1 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 4.7

Cisco IOS XE Software Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers Denial of Service Vulnerability

A vulnerability in the handling of IEEE 802.11w Protected Management Frames (PMFs) of Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers that are running Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to terminate a valid user connection to an affected device. The vulnerability exists because the affected software does not properly validate 802.11w disassociation and deauthentication PMFs that it receives. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a spoofed 802.11w PMF from a valid, authenticated client on a network adjacent to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to terminate a single valid user connection to the affected device.

Record
CVE-2020-3206
CVSS 3.0
4.7 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-24477 4.7

A vulnerability in the handling of IEEE 802.11w Protected Management Frames (PMFs) of Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers that are running Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to terminate a valid user connection to an affected device. The vulnerability exists because the affected software does not properly validate 802.11w disassociation and deauthentication PMFs that it receives. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a spoofed 802.11w PMF from a valid, authenticated client on a network adjacent to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to terminate a single valid user connection to the affected device.

Record
EUVD-2020-24477
CVSS 3.0
4.7 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jqh5-88rr-f29q 4.7

A vulnerability in the handling of IEEE 802.11w Protected Management Frames (PMFs) of Cisco...

A vulnerability in the handling of IEEE 802.11w Protected Management Frames (PMFs) of Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers that are running Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to terminate a valid user connection to an affected device. The vulnerability exists because the affected software does not properly validate 802.11w disassociation and deauthentication PMFs that it receives. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a spoofed 802.11w PMF from a valid, authenticated client on a network adjacent to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to terminate a single valid user connection to the affected device.

Record
GHSA-jqh5-88rr-f29q
CVSS 3.1
4.7 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 4.7

A vulnerability in the handling of IEEE 802.11w Protected Management Frames (PMFs) of Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers that are running Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to terminate a valid user connection to an affected device. The vulnerability exists because the affected software does not properly validate 802.11w disassociation and deauthentication PMFs that it receives. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a spoofed 802.11w PMF from a valid, authenticated client on a network adjacent to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to terminate a single valid user connection to the affected device.

Record
CVE-2020-3206
CVSS 3.1
4.7 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L
CVSS 3.0
4.7 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L
CVSS 2.0
3.3 LowAV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliases, publishedEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2020-3206 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.7) in Cisco Ios Xe, published June 3, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.47%, the 40th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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