Cisco Adaptive Security Device Manager Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-532.
Summary
A vulnerability in the logging component of Cisco Adaptive Security Device Manager (ASDM) could allow an authenticated, local attacker to view sensitive information in clear text on an affected system. Cisco ADSM must be deployed in a shared workstation environment for this issue to be exploited. This vulnerability is due to the storage of unencrypted credentials in certain logs. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by accessing the logs on an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to view the credentials of other users of the shared device.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-20651
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ph5j-6pcv-6w76
References
More Cisco Adaptive Security Device Manager vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-01309 Cisco Adaptive Security Device Manager Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2022-05388 Insufficient verification of data authenticity in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
Sources
- CVE-2022-20651 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-20651 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-ph5j-6pcv-6w76 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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