CVE-2024-20480

A vulnerability in the DHCP Snooping feature of Cisco IOS XE Software on Software-Defined Access (SD-Access) fabric edge nodes could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause high CPU utilization on an affected device, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition that requires a manual reload to recover. This vulnerability is due to improper handling of IPv4 DHCP packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending certain IPv4 DHCP packets to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the device to exhaust CPU resources and stop processing traffic, resulting in a DoS condition that requires a manual reload to recover.

Published: 2024-09-25 Last update: 2024-10-03 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2024-20480 is rated Moderate Risk (61.5/100): 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-2024-20480

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 2026-03-16 1.50% 1.16% -0.35%
2 2026-02-10 0.43% 1.50% +1.07%
3 2025-12-28 — 0.43% —

Full EPSS history (18 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-20480

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 3.1 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]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-20480

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-20480

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cisco ios_xe 16.1.1 cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.1.2 cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.1.3 cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.2.1 cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.2.2 cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.3.1 cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.3.1a cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.3.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.3.2 cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.3.3 cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.3.4 cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.3.5 cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.3.5b cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.3.5b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.3.6 cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.3.7 cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.3.8 cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.3.9 cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.3.10 cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.3.11 cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.4.1 cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.4.2 cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.4.3 cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.5.1 cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.5.1a cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.5.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.5.1b cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.5.1b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.5.2 cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.5.3 cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.6.1 cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.6.2 cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.6.3 cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.6.4 cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.6.4a cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.6.4a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.6.5 cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.6.5a cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.6.5a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.6.6 cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.6.7 cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.6.8 cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.6.9 cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.6.10 cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.7.1 cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.7.1a cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.7.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.7.1b cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.7.1b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.7.2 cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.7.3 cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.7.4 cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.8.1 cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.8.1a cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.8.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.8.1b cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.8.1b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.8.1c cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.8.1c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.8.1d cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.8.1d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.8.1e cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.8.1e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.8.1s cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.8.1s:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.8.2 cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.8.3 cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.9.1 cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.9.1a cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.9.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.9.1b cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.9.1b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.9.1s cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.9.1s:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.9.2 cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.9.3 cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.9.3a cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.9.3a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.9.4 cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.9.5 cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.9.5f cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.9.5f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.9.6 cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.9.7 cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.9.8 cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.10.1 cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.10.1a cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.10.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.10.1b cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.10.1b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.10.1c cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.10.1c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.10.1d cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.10.1d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.10.1e cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.10.1e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.10.1f cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.10.1f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.10.1g cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.10.1g:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.10.1s cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.10.1s:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.10.2 cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.10.3 cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.11.1 cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.11.1a cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.11.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios_xe 16.11.1b cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.11.1b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2024-20480

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