CVE-2020-3560 | Cisco Aironet Access Points UDP Flooding Denial of Service Vulnerability

A vulnerability in Cisco Aironet Access Points (APs) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper resource management while processing specific packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a series of crafted UDP packets to a specific port on an affected device. A successful exploit could either allow the attacker to tear down the connection between the AP and the wireless LAN controller, resulting in the affected device not being able to process client traffic, or cause the vulnerable device to reload, triggering a DoS condition. After the attack, the affected device should automatically recover its normal functions without manual intervention.

Published: 2020-09-24 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2020-3560 is rated Moderate Risk (60.8/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.16%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-3560

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 1.55% 1.16% -0.40%
2 2025-03-29 1.16% 1.55% +0.40%
3 2025-03-17 — 1.16% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-3560

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.6 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 4.0 [email protected]
8.6 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 4.0 [email protected]
7.8 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-3560

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-3560

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cisco wireless_lan_controller >= 8.9, < 8.10.112.0 cpe:2.3:o:cisco:wireless_lan_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco wireless_lan_controller_software < 8.5.161.0 cpe:2.3:o:cisco:wireless_lan_controller_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco wireless_lan_controller_software >= 8.6, < 8.8.130.0 cpe:2.3:o:cisco:wireless_lan_controller_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco business_access_points >= 10.0, < 10.1.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:business_access_points:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco access_points < 16.12.4a cpe:2.3:o:cisco:access_points:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco aironet_access_point_software 8.5\(154.27\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:aironet_access_point_software:8.5\(154.27\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco aironet_access_point_software 8.8\(125.0\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:aironet_access_point_software:8.8\(125.0\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco aironet_access_point_software 8.10\(105.0\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:aironet_access_point_software:8.10\(105.0\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco aironet_access_point_software 8.10\(105.4\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:aironet_access_point_software:8.10\(105.4\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco aironet_access_point_software 17.1.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:aironet_access_point_software:17.1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco aironet_access_point_software 17.1.2.9 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:aironet_access_point_software:17.1.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco aironet_access_point_software 17.2.0.37 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:aironet_access_point_software:17.2.0.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2020-3560

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