No exploitation reported

CVE-2020-3273

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

Published2020-04-15
WeaknessCWE-119

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Description

A vulnerability in the 802.11 Generic Advertisement Service (GAS) frame processing function of Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected device to reload, resulting in a denial of service (DoS). The vulnerability is due to incomplete input validation of the 802.11 GAS frames that are processed by an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted 802.11 GAS frame over the air to an access point (AP), and that frame would then be relayed to the affected WLC. Also, an attacker with Layer 3 connectivity to the WLC could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malicious 802.11 GAS payload in a Control and Provisioning of Wireless Access Points (CAPWAP) packet to the device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the affected device to reload, resulting in a DoS.

Timeline

dates in UTC

2020-04-1521:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC

Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days

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Versions per branch

NVD

Cisco 5508 wireless controller firmwareversion to verify

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
8.5	= 8.5\(151.0\)	no fix published	NVD
8.10	= 8.10\(204.92\)	no fix published	NVD

Cisco 5520 wireless controller firmwareversion to verify

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
8.5	= 8.5\(151.0\)	no fix published	NVD
8.10	= 8.10\(204.92\)	no fix published	NVD

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

Advisories and patches

tools.cisco.comVendor Advisory

Detection

Nuclei template: none so far
Exploit-DB: no entry
Proof-of-concept repositories: none listed

Sources

CISA-ADPSSVC decisionnone2024-11-15
OpenCVESSVC decisionnone—
NVDCVSS 3.17.5read 2026-10-23
CNACVSS 3.08.6read 2026-10-23
NVDCVSS 2.05read 2026-10-23
CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-119read 2026-10-23
NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-119read 2026-10-23
FIRST EPSSEPSS score1.3 %2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published: 2020-04-15
Last Modified: 2026-06-17
NVD status: Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-3273?

Is CVE-2020-3273 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2020-3273 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.3% on 2026-10-23, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-3273?

CVE-2020-3273 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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