CVE-2022-20829 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software. It allows an authenticated, remote attacker with administrative privileges to upload a malicious Adaptive Security Device Manager (ASDM) image due to insufficient authenticity validation. This can lead to arbitrary code execution on a targeted user's machine when they access the device via ASDM. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.2 (High) with a network attack vector and low attack complexity, but requires high privileges. A successful exploit grants high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or KEV listing. Community discussion and media coverage are minimal, indicating low public awareness.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 9.18.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:isa_3000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 9.18.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asa_5585-x_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 9.18.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asa_5512-x_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 9.18.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asa_5515-x_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 7.18.1.150CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:adaptive_security_device_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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