What is CVE-2022-20798?

CVE-2022-20798 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Cisco Email Security Appliance (Esa), classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-06-15.

How severe is CVE-2022-20798?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Cisco Email Security Appliance (Esa)

CVE-2022-20798

A vulnerability in the external authentication functionality of Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager, formerly known as Cisco Security Management Appliance (SMA), and Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) could allow an unauthenticated, remot…

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.014 (70.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Cisco Email Security Appliance (Esa) — versions n/a
Cisco Email_security_appliance — versions 7.1.5
Cisco Secure_email_and_web_manager

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-20798?: CVE-2022-20798 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Cisco Email Security Appliance (Esa), classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-06-15.
How severe is CVE-2022-20798?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.