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Cisco ASA Incorrect Privilege Assignment (CVE-2022-20759)
high Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 506197
Synopsis
The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.Description
A vulnerability in the web services interface for remote access VPN features of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an authenticated, but unprivileged, remote attacker to elevate privileges to level 15.This vulnerability is due to improper separation of authentication and authorization scopes. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted HTTPS messages to the web services interface of an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to gain privilege level 15 access to the web management interface of the device. This includes privilege level 15 access to the device using management tools like the Cisco Adaptive Security Device Manager (ASDM) or the Cisco Security Manager (CSM). Note: With Cisco FTD Software, the impact is lower than the CVSS score suggests because the affected web management interface allows for read access only.
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Solution
Refer to the vendor advisory.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 506197
File Name: tenable_ot_cisco_CVE-2022-20759.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: Remote
Family: Tenable.ot
Published: 10/6/2026
Updated: 10/6/2026
Supported Sensors: Tenable OT Security
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.9
Percentile: 57.12
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-20759
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:9
Required KB Items: Tenable.ot/Cisco
Patch Publication Date: 5/3/2022
Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/3/2022
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2022-20759