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CVE-2022-20927

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-20927 is a denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability in the SSL/TLS client of Cisco ASA and FTD Software, stemming from improper memory management during SSL/TLS connection initiation. An authenticated, remote attacker can trigger a device reload by ensuring the affected device connects to an SSL/TLS server with specific encryption parameters. Rated Medium (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and impacts availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, though it was covered in one security article.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
9.13.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:9.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.13.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:9.13.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.13.1.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:9.13.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.13.1.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:9.13.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.13.1.12CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:9.13.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.7HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.1
Impact Score
4.0
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.50%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
39.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0050 is in the 49th percentile among its peer group of 21,977 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

sec.cloudapps.cisco.com / security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ssl-client-dos-cCrQPkA