Vulnerability in Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software

CVE-2022-20940

A vulnerability in the TLS handler of Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information. This vulnerability is due to improper implementation of countermeasures against a Bleichenbacher attack on a device that uses SSL decryption policies. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted TLS messages to an affected device, which would act as an oracle and allow the attacker to carry out a chosen-ciphertext attack. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to perform cryptanalytic operations that may allow decryption of previously captured TLS sessions to the affected device.

EPSS: 0.006 (47.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-20940?
CVE-2022-20940 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software, classified under Observable Discrepancy. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2022-11-15.
How severe is CVE-2022-20940?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.