# What is CVE-2024-20294?

> CVE-2024-20294 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.6) in Firepower Extensible Operating System from Cisco, published on 29 February 2024. It is not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. The latest forecast puts its chance of use in the next 30 days at 0.3%. If you run an affected version, plan in the vendor’s fix.

Canonical page: https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2024-20294

## At a glance

- **Verdict:** Plan it in. No sign of exploitation and a low forecast. Patch it in your normal update cycle.
- **Precursor Intelligence risk score:** 20 out of 100 (Low); action: Monitor. Kept up to date as the evidence changes.
- **Severity:** Medium (CVSS 6.6 out of 10)
- **Known to be exploited:** No, not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today
- **Chance of use in the next 30 days:** 0.3% (latest exploit-likelihood forecast)
- **Published:** 29 February 2024
- **Record last updated:** 17 June 2026
- **Main product:** Firepower Extensible Operating System from Cisco
- **Affected products:** 3

## What is CVE-2024-20294? In plain terms

An attacker has to be on the same local network without logging in, but a person has to take an action first. If it works, the attacker can take it offline.

### The official description

A vulnerability in the Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) feature of Cisco FXOS Software and Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device.
 This vulnerability is due to improper handling of specific fields in an LLDP frame. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted LLDP packet to an interface of an affected device and having an authenticated user retrieve LLDP statistics from the affected device through CLI show commands or Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) requests. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the LLDP service to crash and stop running on the affected device. In certain situations, the LLDP crash may result in a reload of the affected device.
 Note: LLDP is a Layer 2 link protocol. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to be directly connected to an interface of an affected device, either physically or logically (for example, through a Layer 2 Tunnel configured to transport the LLDP protocol).

### What kind of flaw is it?

- CWE-805: Buffer Access with Incorrect Length Value

### How an attack on it works

- Where an attacker can be: On the same local network
- How hard it is to pull off: Easy: no special conditions
- Login needed first: No login needed
- Does someone have to click: Yes, a person has to take an action
- What an attacker gets: Can take it offline

Severity vector: `CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H`

## Is CVE-2024-20294 being exploited? Not that we know of

It is not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. The latest forecast puts the chance of it being used in the next 30 days at 0.3%. That can change at any time, which is why we keep watching.

Exploit likelihood over the last 7 days: 0.3%, 0.3%, 0.3%, 0.3%, 0.3%, 0.3%, 0.3%.

### Timeline

- 29 February 2024: Published
- 17 June 2026: Record last updated

### How Precursor Intelligence ranks it

CVE-2024-20294 scores **20 out of 100 (Low)**, with the action "Monitor".

Every published flaw gets a risk score from 0 to 100, kept up to date as the evidence changes. Four things go into the score, from the one that counts most to the ones that count less:

- Evidence it is being exploited: biggest factor
- How severe it is: strong factor
- How widely exposed it is: smaller factor
- Threat activity around it: smaller factor

85 and above is Critical. Anything confirmed as exploited is always marked for an emergency patch, whatever its score. When this flaw matches software you track, it lands in your list with its score and the reasons behind it.

## Who is affected by CVE-2024-20294?

The published record lists 3 products.

- [Firepower Extensible Operating System](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/cisco/firepower_extensible_operating_system) by [Cisco](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/cisco) (Operating system): 2.2.1.63, 2.2.1.66, 2.2.1.70, 2.2.2.17, 2.2.2.19, 2.2.2.24, 2.2.2.26, 2.2.2.28, 2.2.2.54, 2.2.2.60, 2.2.2.71, 2.2.2.83, 2.2.2.86, 2.2.2.91, 2.2.2.97, 2.2.2.101, 2.2.2.137, 2.2.2.148, 2.2.2.149, 2.3.1.56, 2.3.1.58, 2.3.1.66, 2.3.1.73, 2.3.1.75, 2.3.1.88, 2.3.1.91, 2.3.1.93, 2.3.1.99, 2.3.1.110, 2.3.1.111, 2.3.1.130, 2.3.1.144, 2.3.1.145, 2.3.1.155, 2.3.1.166, 2.3.1.173, 2.3.1.179, 2.3.1.180, 2.3.1.190, 2.3.1.215 and 59 more
- [NX-OS](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/cisco/nx-os) by [Cisco](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/cisco) (Operating system): 6.0(2)a3(1), 6.0(2)a3(2), 6.0(2)a3(4), 6.0(2)a4(1), 6.0(2)a4(2), 6.0(2)a4(3), 6.0(2)a4(4), 6.0(2)a4(5), 6.0(2)a4(6), 6.0(2)a6(1a), 6.0(2)a6(1), 6.0(2)a6(2a), 6.0(2)a6(2), 6.0(2)a6(3a), 6.0(2)a6(3), 6.0(2)a6(4a), 6.0(2)a6(4), 6.0(2)a6(5a), 6.0(2)a6(5b), 6.0(2)a6(5), 6.0(2)a6(6), 6.0(2)a6(7), 6.0(2)a6(8), 6.0(2)a7(1a), 6.0(2)a7(1), 6.0(2)a7(2a), 6.0(2)a7(2), 6.0(2)a8(1), 6.0(2)a8(10a), 6.0(2)a8(10), 6.0(2)a8(11a), 6.0(2)a8(11b), 6.0(2)a8(11), 6.0(2)a8(2), 6.0(2)a8(3), 6.0(2)a8(4a), 6.0(2)a8(4), 6.0(2)a8(5), 6.0(2)a8(6), 6.0(2)a8(7a) and 418 more
- [Unified Computing System](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/cisco/unified_computing_system) by [Cisco](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/cisco) (Application): 3.1(1e), 3.1(1g), 3.1(1h), 3.1(1k), 3.1(1l), 3.1(2b), 3.1(2c), 3.1(2d), 3.1(2e), 3.1(2f), 3.1(2g), 3.1(2h), 3.1(3a), 3.1(3b), 3.1(3c), 3.1(3d), 3.1(3e), 3.1(3f), 3.1(3h), 3.1(3j), 3.1(3k), 3.1(3l), 3.2(1d), 3.2(2b), 3.2(2c), 3.2(2d), 3.2(2e), 3.2(2f), 3.2(3a), 3.2(3b), 3.2(3d), 3.2(3e), 3.2(3g), 3.2(3h), 3.2(3i), 3.2(3j), 3.2(3k), 3.2(3l), 3.2(3n), 3.2(3o) and 60 more

## How do I fix CVE-2024-20294?

1. **Check whether you run it.** Compare your versions with the affected products above. Not sure what you run? Precursor Intelligence can work it out from your public website, or you can pick it from a list.
2. **Apply the vendor’s fix.** Install the update named in the vendor’s advisory. We’ve put the advisory first in the list.
3. **If you can’t patch today.** Follow any mitigation the vendor publishes, and limit who can reach the affected system from the internet until the update is in.
4. **Keep an eye on it.** Track the product and we tell you as soon as we spot this flaw on the list of exploited flaws, or a jump in its exploit likelihood.

### References

- [sec.cloudapps.cisco.com](https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-nxos-lldp-dos-z7PncTgt) (Vendor advisory)

## Questions

### What is CVE-2024-20294?

CVE-2024-20294 is a medium-severity flaw in Firepower Extensible Operating System from Cisco, published on 29 February 2024. An attacker has to be on the same local network without logging in, but a person has to take an action first. If it works, the attacker can take it offline.

### How serious is CVE-2024-20294?

It scores 6.6 out of 10 on the CVSS severity scale, which is medium. Our risk score for CVE-2024-20294 is 20 out of 100, which is Low. Its action is "Monitor". No sign of exploitation and a low forecast. Patch it in your normal update cycle.

### Is CVE-2024-20294 being exploited?

It is not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. The latest forecast puts the chance of it being used in the next 30 days at 0.3%. That can change at any time, which is why we keep watching.

### Which versions does CVE-2024-20294 affect?

For Firepower Extensible Operating System from Cisco: 2.2.1.63, 2.2.1.66, 2.2.1.70, 2.2.2.17, 2.2.2.19, 2.2.2.24 and 93 more. The record lists 3 products in all, each with its versions, under "Who is affected" on this page.

### How do I fix CVE-2024-20294?

Install the update the vendor names in its advisory, linked first under "How do I fix" on this page. If you can't patch today, follow the vendor's mitigation and limit who can reach the affected system from the internet.

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