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CVE-2022-20928
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2022-11-15T21:15:32.720 · Last modified 2026-06-17T04:25:25.990

Summary

A vulnerability in the authentication and authorization flows for VPN connections in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to establish a connection as a different user. This vulnerability is due to a flaw in the authorization verifications during the VPN authentication flow. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted packet during a VPN authentication. The attacker must have valid credentials to establish a VPN connection. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to establish a VPN connection with access privileges from a different user.

Affected products

cisco — adaptive_security_appliance_software

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