Multiple Cisco Security Products Simple Network Management Protocol Service Denial of Service Vulnerability
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-248.
Summary
A vulnerability in the TCP/IP stack of Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA), Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA), and Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager, formerly Security Management Appliance, could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to crash the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) service, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. This vulnerability is due to an open port listener on TCP port 199. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by connecting to TCP port 199. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to crash the SNMP service, resulting in a DoS condition.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) VendorCisco Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 14.0 to before 14.02.0-020 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:email_security_appliance:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.5 to before 14.1.0-239 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:secure_email_and_web_manager:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.0 to before 14.0.2-012 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:web_security_appliance:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Cisco |
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 14.0 to before 14.02.0-020 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:email_security_appliance:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.5 to before 14.1.0-239 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:secure_email_and_web_manager:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.0 to before 14.0.2-012 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:web_security_appliance:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Cisco
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-20675
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hw6v-rjm4-5m34
References
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- TI-2021-13698 Cisco Web Security Appliance Proxy Service Denial of Service Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
- TI-2018-11020 Cisco Email Security Appliance URL Filtering Denial of Service Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
- TI-2019-01567 Cisco Email Security Appliance Denial of Service Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
Sources
- CVE-2022-20675 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-20675 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hw6v-rjm4-5m34 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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