Executive Risk Summary
"A vulnerability in the Wireless Network Control daemon of Cisco IOS XE Software for Wireless LAN Controllers could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent wireless attacker to cause a denial of service condition. This vulnerability is due to improper memory management and can be exploited by sending a series of IPv6 network requests from an associated wireless IPv6 client to an affected device."
Operational Audit Arsenal
Target Type daemon
Target Asset wncd
Standard Path Global Firmware
Manual Verification Required
This is a non-Windows asset (Cisco). Use the target asset details and official path provided above to verify your current version against the official vendor advisories listed below.
Patch Impact Forecast
Reboot Required Likely
Network disruption possible during patching
Internal Work Notes
CVE-2025-20140: Potential DoS vulnerability in Cisco IOS XE Wireless Network Control daemon, recommend verifying device version and applying patch as soon as possible
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