CVE-2022-20738 json
Cisco Umbrella Secure Web Gateway File Inspection Bypass Vulnerability
published 2022-02-10 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-25988
- cvss
- 5.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.1%
- EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 66%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A vulnerability in the Cisco Umbrella Secure Web Gateway service could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass the file inspection feature. This vulnerability is due to insufficient restrictions in the file inspection feature. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by downloading a crafted payload through specific methods. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass file inspection protections and download a malicious payload.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
1.10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 66% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- Cisco Cisco Umbrella Insights Virtual Appliance
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-693 Protection Mechanism Failure
References
-
tools.cisco.com
/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-swg-fbyps-3z4qT7p
vendor-advisory, mitigation
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-20738
- NVD CVE-2022-20738
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