No exploitation reported

CVE-2022-20695

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

Published2022-04-15
WeaknessCWE-287 · CWE-303

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Description

A vulnerability in the authentication functionality of Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication controls and log in to the device through the management interface This vulnerability is due to the improper implementation of the password validation algorithm. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging in to an affected device with crafted credentials. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass authentication and log in to the device as an administrator. The attacker could obtain privileges that are the same level as an administrative user but it depends on the crafted credentials. Note: This vulnerability exists because of a non-default device configuration that must be present for it to be exploitable. For details about the vulnerable configuration, see the Vulnerable Products section of this advisory.

Timeline

dates in UTC

2022-04-1515:15CVE publishedNVD
2026-10-2319:23EPSS crossed 10 %FIRST EPSS

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC

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

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Versions per branch

NVD

Cisco wireless lan controller 8.10.151.0version to verify

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
—	all versions	no fix published	NVD

Cisco wireless lan controller 8.10.162.0version to verify

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
—	all versions	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 decisionnone2024-11-06
OpenCVESSVC decisionnone—
CNACVSS 3.110read 2026-10-23
NVDCVSS 3.110read 2026-10-23
NVDCVSS 2.09.3read 2026-10-23
CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-303read 2026-10-23
NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-287read 2026-10-23
FIRST EPSSEPSS score19.8 %read 2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published: 2022-04-15
Last Modified: 2026-06-17
NVD status: Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-20695?

Is CVE-2022-20695 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2022-20695 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 19.8% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-20695?

CVE-2022-20695 has a CVSS v3 base score of 10 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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