Improper input validation in Cisco IronPort Web Security Appliance AsyncOS
Priority LOW 30CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Cisco IronPort Web Security Appliance AsyncOS software prior to 7.5 has a SSL Certificate Caching vulnerability which could allow man-in-the-middle attacks
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00264 18th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed IronPort Web Security Appliance AsyncOS (Cisco): 7.5
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA IronPort Web Security Appliance AsyncOS (Cisco) Fixed in 7.5
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-0334
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vwvh-jw4m-wvv2
References
More Cisco Ironport Web Security Appliance vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-13747 Multiple Cisco Products Server Name Identification Data Exfiltration Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
- TI-2012-01183 Improper input validation in Cisco IronPort Web Security Appliance CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.4
- TI-2021-01243 Cisco Content Security Management Appliance, Email Security Appliance, and Web Security… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2012-01180 Cisco IronPort Web Security Appliance does not check for certificate revocation which could lead to MITM attacks CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
Sources
- CVE-2012-0334 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-0334 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vwvh-jw4m-wvv2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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