CVE-2022-20928
MEDIUMCisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software - Incorrect Authorization via VPN Authentication Flow
Title source: llmDescription
A vulnerability in the authentication and authorization flows for VPN connections in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to establish a connection as a different user. This vulnerability is due to a flaw in the authorization verifications during the VPN authentication flow. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted packet during a VPN authentication. The attacker must have valid credentials to establish a VPN connection. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to establish a VPN connection with access privileges from a different user.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Scores
CVSS v3
5.8
EPSS
0.0016
EPSS Percentile
35.8%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-863
Status
published
Products (50)
cisco/adaptive_security_appliance_software
9.6.1
cisco/adaptive_security_appliance_software
9.6.1.3
cisco/adaptive_security_appliance_software
9.6.1.5
cisco/adaptive_security_appliance_software
9.6.1.10
cisco/adaptive_security_appliance_software
9.6.2
cisco/adaptive_security_appliance_software
9.6.2.1
cisco/adaptive_security_appliance_software
9.6.2.2
cisco/adaptive_security_appliance_software
9.6.2.3
cisco/adaptive_security_appliance_software
9.6.2.7
cisco/adaptive_security_appliance_software
9.6.2.11
... and 40 more
Published
Nov 15, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026