CVE-2022-20826

Medium

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.4
Exploit probability—
ProductCisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software
PublishedNov 15, 2022
First seenNov 15, 2022
Weakness typeCWE-501CWE-501

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
cisco adaptive_security_appliance_software9.17.1, 9.17.1.9, 9.17.1.10, 9.17.1.13, 9.18.1, 9.18.1.3—
cisco secure_firewall_threat_defense7.1.0.0, 7.2.0.0, 7.2.0.1—

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