High severity · published May 3, 2022
CVE-2022-20745
A vulnerability in the web services interface for remote access VPN features of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software…
7.5
CVSS
1.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A vulnerability in the web services interface for remote access VPN features of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition. This vulnerability is due to improper input validation when parsing HTTPS requests. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTPS request to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.5% · higher than 74% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AS
Adaptive Security Appliance Software · Cisco
before 9.12.4.38; 9.13.0 before 9.14.4; 9.15.0 before 9.15.1.21; 9.16.0 before 9.16.2.14; 9.17.0 before 9.17.1.7 · source: NVD
SF
Secure Firewall Threat Defense · Cisco
before 6.4.0.15; 6.5.0 before 6.6.5.2; 7.0.0 before 7.0.2; 7.1.0 · source: NVD
Affected product
AS
Adaptive Security Appliance Software
Cisco
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