What is CVE-2022-20868?

CVE-2022-20868 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Secure Email, classified under Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2022-11-03.

How severe is CVE-2022-20868?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Cisco Secure Email

CVE-2022-20868

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Email Security Appliance, Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager and Cisco Secure Web Appliance could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to elevate privileges on an affected s…

EPSS: 0.003 (52.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Cisco Secure Email — versions 13.0.0-392, 13.5.1-277, 14.0.0-698
Cisco Secure Email And Web Manager — versions 12.0.0-452, 12.0.1-011, 12.5.0-636
Cisco Secure Web Appliance — versions 11.8.0-414, 11.8.1-023, 11.8.3-018

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-321 — Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key

References

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-20868?: CVE-2022-20868 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Secure Email, classified under Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2022-11-03.
How severe is CVE-2022-20868?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.