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CVE-2022-20715

HIGH CVSS: 8.6 Published: 2022-05-03 Modified: 2026-08-11

Description

A vulnerability in the remote access SSL VPN features of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper validation of errors that are logged as a result of client connections that are made using remote access VPN. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted requests to an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the affected device to restart, resulting in a DoS condition.

Affected Platforms

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance SoftwareCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense

Weakness Type

CWE-399, CWE-20

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