8.6

CVE-2022-20760: cisco adaptive_security_appliance_software Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

CVSS: 8.6v3.1HighModified
Published 03-05-2022Last modified 06-11-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-20760 is a high (CVSS 8.6) Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in cisco adaptive_security_appliance_software. EPSS estimates a 1.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
35/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.6/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
1.61%
0%100%
Low · -0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 03-05-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-11-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability in the DNS inspection handler of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition (DoS) on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to a lack of proper processing of incoming requests. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted DNS requests at a high rate to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the device to stop responding, resulting in a DoS condition.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.61%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

76%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.01 pp

From 1.62% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
1.61%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Cisco3 products

1 vendor · 3 products

References

1 links