CVE-2022-20826

medium Cisco
CVSS v3 Base Score
6.4
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
0.3%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 75% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Physical
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Published: November 15, 2022 (1390 days ago)
Last Modified: August 11, 2026
Vendor: Cisco
Source: NVD

Description

A vulnerability in the secure boot implementation of Cisco Secure Firewalls 3100 Series that are running Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software or Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated attacker with physical access to the device to bypass the secure boot functionality. This vulnerability is due to a logic error in the boot process. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by injecting malicious code into a specific memory location during the boot process of an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute persistent code at boot time and break the chain of trust.

CWE

CWE-501

Affected Products

cisco adaptive security appliance softwarecisco secure firewall threat defense

References