CVE-2022-20933

Cisco Meraki MX and Z3 Teleworker Gateway VPN Denial of Service Vulnerability

HIGH
8.6
CVSS Score
Published: October 26, 2022 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:25 AM UTC
47 products affected across 1 vendorMeraki MX68W FirmwareMeraki MX68CW FirmwareMeraki MX64W Firmware

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Severity
HIGH8.6
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A vulnerability in the Cisco AnyConnect VPN server of Cisco Meraki MX and Cisco Meraki Z3 Teleworker Gateway devices could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of client-supplied parameters while establishing an SSL VPN session. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by crafting a malicious request and sending it to the affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the Cisco AnyConnect VPN server to crash and restart, resulting in the failure of the established SSL VPN connections and forcing remote users to initiate a new VPN connection and re-authenticate. A sustained attack could prevent new SSL VPN connections from being established. Note: When the attack traffic stops, the Cisco AnyConnect VPN server recovers gracefully without requiring manual intervention. Cisco Meraki has released software updates that address this vulnerability.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

16.2.0 ≤ v < 16.16.617.0.0 ≤ v < 17.10.1
Affected range stops below 16.16.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 17.10.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
cisco-meraki-mx100 (same device)
16.2.0 ≤ v < 16.16.617.0.0 ≤ v < 17.10.1
Affected range stops below 16.16.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 17.10.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
cisco-meraki-mx105 (same device)
16.2.0 ≤ v < 16.16.617.0.0 ≤ v < 17.10.1
Affected range stops below 16.16.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 17.10.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
cisco-meraki-mx250 (same device)
16.2.0 ≤ v < 16.16.617.0.0 ≤ v < 17.10.1
Affected range stops below 16.16.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 17.10.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
cisco-meraki-mx400 (same device)
16.2.0 ≤ v < 16.16.617.0.0 ≤ v < 17.10.1
Affected range stops below 16.16.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 17.10.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
cisco-meraki-mx450 (same device)
16.2.0 ≤ v < 16.16.617.0.0 ≤ v < 17.10.1
Affected range stops below 16.16.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 17.10.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
cisco-meraki-mx600 (same device)
16.2.0 ≤ v < 16.16.617.0.0 ≤ v < 17.10.1
Affected range stops below 16.16.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 17.10.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
cisco-meraki-mx64 (same device)
16.2.0 ≤ v < 16.16.617.0.0 ≤ v < 17.10.1
Affected range stops below 16.16.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 17.10.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
cisco-meraki-mx64w (same device)
16.2.0 ≤ v < 16.16.617.0.0 ≤ v < 17.10.1
Affected range stops below 16.16.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 17.10.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
cisco-meraki-mx65 (same device)
16.2.0 ≤ v < 16.16.617.0.0 ≤ v < 17.10.1
Affected range stops below 16.16.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 17.10.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
cisco-meraki-mx65w (same device)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.6HIGHcisco
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-234NVD-CWE-Other

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