CVE-2023-20033

Published Sep 27, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 8.6 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A vulnerability in Cisco IOS XE Software for Cisco Catalyst 3650 and Catalyst 3850 Series Switches could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected device to reload unexpectedly, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition.

This vulnerability is due to improper resource management when processing traffic that is received on the management interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a high rate of traffic to the management interface. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-24212 A vulnerability in Cisco IOS XE Software for Cisco Catalyst 3650 and Catalyst 3850 Series Switches could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected device to reload unexpectedly, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. This vulnerability is due to improper resource management when processing traffic that is received on the management interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a high rate of traffic to the management interface. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Subscriptions

Cisco Catalyst 3650-12x48fd-e Catalyst 3650-12x48fd-l Catalyst 3650-12x48fd-s Catalyst 3650-12x48uq Catalyst 3650-12x48uq-e Catalyst 3650-12x48uq-l Catalyst 3650-12x48uq-s Catalyst 3650-12x48ur Catalyst 3650-12x48ur-e Catalyst 3650-12x48ur-l Catalyst 3650-12x48ur-s Catalyst 3650-12x48uz Catalyst 3650-12x48uz-e Catalyst 3650-12x48uz-l Catalyst 3650-12x48uz-s Catalyst 3650-24pd Catalyst 3650-24pd-e Catalyst 3650-24pd-l Catalyst 3650-24pd-s Catalyst 3650-24pdm Catalyst 3650-24pdm-e Catalyst 3650-24pdm-l Catalyst 3650-24pdm-s Catalyst 3650-24ps-e Catalyst 3650-24ps-l Catalyst 3650-24ps-s Catalyst 3650-24td-e Catalyst 3650-24td-l Catalyst 3650-24td-s Catalyst 3650-24ts-e Catalyst 3650-24ts-l Catalyst 3650-24ts-s Catalyst 3650-48fd-e Catalyst 3650-48fd-l Catalyst 3650-48fd-s Catalyst 3650-48fq Catalyst 3650-48fq-e Catalyst 3650-48fq-l Catalyst 3650-48fq-s Catalyst 3650-48fqm Catalyst 3650-48fqm-e Catalyst 3650-48fqm-l Catalyst 3650-48fqm-s Catalyst 3650-48fs-e Catalyst 3650-48fs-l Catalyst 3650-48fs-s Catalyst 3650-48pd-e Catalyst 3650-48pd-l Catalyst 3650-48pd-s Catalyst 3650-48pq-e Catalyst 3650-48pq-l Catalyst 3650-48pq-s Catalyst 3650-48ps-e Catalyst 3650-48ps-l Catalyst 3650-48ps-s Catalyst 3650-48td-e Catalyst 3650-48td-l Catalyst 3650-48td-s Catalyst 3650-48tq-e Catalyst 3650-48tq-l Catalyst 3650-48tq-s Catalyst 3650-48ts-e Catalyst 3650-48ts-l Catalyst 3650-48ts-s Catalyst 3650-8x24pd-e Catalyst 3650-8x24pd-l Catalyst 3650-8x24pd-s Catalyst 3650-8x24uq Catalyst 3650-8x24uq-e Catalyst 3650-8x24uq-l Catalyst 3650-8x24uq-s Catalyst 3850-12s-e Catalyst 3850-12s-s Catalyst 3850-12x48u Catalyst 3850-12xs-e Catalyst 3850-12xs-s Catalyst 3850-16xs-e Catalyst 3850-16xs-s Catalyst 3850-24p-e Catalyst 3850-24p-l Catalyst 3850-24p-s Catalyst 3850-24pw-s Catalyst 3850-24s-e Catalyst 3850-24s-s Catalyst 3850-24t-e Catalyst 3850-24t-l Catalyst 3850-24t-s Catalyst 3850-24u Catalyst 3850-24u-e Catalyst 3850-24u-l Catalyst 3850-24u-s Catalyst 3850-24xs Catalyst 3850-24xs-e Catalyst 3850-24xs-s Catalyst 3850-24xu Catalyst 3850-24xu-e Catalyst 3850-24xu-l Catalyst 3850-24xu-s Catalyst 3850-32xs-e Catalyst 3850-32xs-s Catalyst 3850-48f-e Catalyst 3850-48f-l Catalyst 3850-48f-s Catalyst 3850-48p-e Catalyst 3850-48p-l Catalyst 3850-48p-s Catalyst 3850-48pw-s Catalyst 3850-48t-e Catalyst 3850-48t-l Catalyst 3850-48t-s Catalyst 3850-48u Catalyst 3850-48u-e Catalyst 3850-48u-l Catalyst 3850-48u-s Catalyst 3850-48xs Catalyst 3850-48xs-e Catalyst 3850-48xs-f-e Catalyst 3850-48xs-f-s Catalyst 3850-48xs-s Catalyst 3850-nm-2-40g Catalyst 3850-nm-8-10g Catalyst C3850-12x48u-e Catalyst C3850-12x48u-l Catalyst C3850-12x48u-s Ios Xe
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
cisco
Published
Updated
Jun 18, 2025, 2:10 PM
Reserved
Oct 27, 2022, 6:47 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 27, 2023, 6:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 5:29 AM