CVE-2022-20728 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2022-20728

Cisco Access Points VLAN Bypass from Native VLAN Vulnerability

Vulnerability Description

A vulnerability in the client forwarding code of multiple Cisco Access Points (APs) could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to inject packets from the native VLAN to clients within nonnative VLANs on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to a logic error on the AP that forwards packets that are destined to a wireless client if they are received on the native VLAN. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by obtaining access to the native VLAN and directing traffic directly to the client through their MAC/IP combination. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass VLAN separation and potentially also bypass any Layer 3 protection mechanisms that are deployed.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Cisco Aironet Access Point Software (IOS XE Controller)
Vulnerable Versions:
Unknown

Timeline

Official Publish: September 30th, 2022
Last Modified: November 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)