CVE-2022-20748 is a denial-of-service vulnerability in Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software, specifically within its local malware analysis process. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this by sending a crafted file, causing the analysis process to crash and leading to a DoS condition requiring manual recovery. Rated Medium (CVSS 5.3), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and no impact on confidentiality or integrity, but it can disrupt device availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_threat_defense:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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