CVE-2020-3118 — Cisco IOS XR Software Discovery Protocol Format String Vulnerability

CVE-2020-3118 (Cisco IOS XR) is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog since 2021-11-03. Cisco IOS XR improperly validates string input from certain fields in Cisco Discovery Protocol messages… See the required fix, due date and advisories.

Exploitation status

CVE-2020-3118 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added 2021-11-03. Cisco IOS XR improperly validates string input from certain fields in Cisco Discovery Protocol messages. Exploitation could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to execute code with administrative privileges or cause a reload on an affected device.

Advisory facts

Vendor or project
Cisco
Affected product
IOS XR
Added to CISA KEV
2021-11-03
US federal remediation due date
2022-05-03
Ransomware association
Unknown
EPSS score
—
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-134

Remediation: the required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

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Sourced from public upstream advisories (CISA KEV, ENISA EUVD, vendor PSIRTs) mirrored daily. Informational only — not a remediation decision, not legal advice, and the absence of a record is not evidence of safety.