What is CVE-2022-20742?

CVE-2022-20742 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Adaptive_security_appliance_software, classified under Missing Cryptographic Step. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2022-05-03.

How severe is CVE-2022-20742?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Cisco Adaptive_security_appliance_software

CVE-2022-20742

A vulnerability in an IPsec VPN library of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to read or modify data within an IPsec IKEv2 VPN…

EPSS: 0.004 (35.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Cisco Adaptive_security_appliance_software
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (Asa) Software — versions n/a
Cisco Firepower_threat_defense — versions 7.1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-325 — Missing Cryptographic Step

References

psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_CISCO, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-20742?: CVE-2022-20742 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Adaptive_security_appliance_software, classified under Missing Cryptographic Step. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2022-05-03.
How severe is CVE-2022-20742?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.