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CVE-2021-34778

Multiple vulnerabilities exist in the Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) implementation for Cisco Small Business 220 Series Smart Switches.

MEDIUM 4.3EPSS 0.41%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.41%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities exist in the Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) implementation for Cisco Small Business 220 Series Smart Switches. An unauthenticated, adjacent attacker could perform the following: Execute code on the affected device or cause it to reload unexpectedly Cause LLDP database corruption on the affected device For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory. Note: LLDP is a Layer 2 protocol. To exploit these vulnerabilities, an attacker must be in the same broadcast domain as the affected device (Layer 2 adjacent). Cisco has released firmware updates that address these vulnerabilities.

CVSS 3.1
4.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
EPSS
0.41% probability · 35th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-120
Affected
cisco/business 220-8t-e-2g firmware · cisco/business 220-8p-e-2g firmware · cisco/business 220-8fp-e-2g firmware · cisco/business 220-16t-2g firmware · cisco/business 220-16p-2g firmware · cisco/business 220-24t-4g firmware · cisco/business 220-24p-4g firmware · cisco/business 220-24fp-4g firmware · cisco/business 220-48t-4g firmware · cisco/business 220-48p-4g firmware · cisco/business 220-24t-4x firmware · cisco/business 220-24p-4x firmware · cisco/business 220-24fp-4x firmware · cisco/business 220-48t-4x firmware · cisco/business 220-48p-4x firmware · cisco/business 220-48fp-4x firmware
Source
psirt@cisco.com
EPSS trend
0%3%5%26 October 2026: 0.41%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 0.4% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.