Cisco Umbrella Secure Web Gateway File Decryption Bypass Vulnerability
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass, Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-693 and CWE-327.
Summary
A vulnerability in the automatic decryption process in Cisco Umbrella Secure Web Gateway (SWG) could allow an authenticated, adjacent attacker to bypass the SSL decryption and content filtering policies on an affected system. This vulnerability is due to how the decryption function uses the TLS Sever Name Indication (SNI) extension of an HTTP request to discover the destination domain and determine if the request needs to be decrypted. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted request over TLS from a client to an unknown or controlled URL. A successful exploit could allow an attacker to bypass the decryption process of Cisco Umbrella SWG and allow malicious content to be downloaded to a host on a protected network. There are workarounds that address this vulnerability.
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-2022-20805
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5j9q-qmpc-xr4h
References
More Cisco Umbrella Secure Web Gateway vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-05297 Cisco Umbrella Secure Web Gateway File Inspection Bypass Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2022-20805 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-20805 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5j9q-qmpc-xr4h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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