Cisco MDS 9000 Series Multilayer Switches Denial of Service Vulnerability
Published Feb 26, 2020
8.6
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.97%
Description
A vulnerability in the resource handling system of Cisco NX-OS Software for Cisco MDS 9000 Series Multilayer Switches could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper resource usage control. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending traffic to the management interface (mgmt0) of an affected device at very high rates. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause unexpected behaviors such as high CPU usage, process crashes, or even full system reboots of an affected device.
Affected products
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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software 5.0(1a) | n/a |
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
YesTechnical Impact
PartialDecision
n/aAssessed Nov 15, 2024 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 1.97% (0.01969) | 79.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.63% (0.01631) | 73.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 2.59% (0.02588) | 85.08th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 1.16% (0.01156) | 76.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 2.57% (0.02573) | 83.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.16% (0.00160) | 52.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 26, 2024 | 0.16% (0.00160) | 52.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.16% (0.00160) | 50.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 52.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 48.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.50% (0.04499) | 74.08th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 2.86% (0.02857) | 63.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 2.86% (0.02857) | 63.25th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 0.65% (0.00651) | 45.91th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.65% (0.00651) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (1)
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20200226-mds-ovrld-dos vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
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| https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20200226-mds-ovrld-dos | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOVendor Advisory |
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