CVE-2020-12142
mediumpriority · track · 20EPSS 0.007 · 54 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
1. IPSec UDP key material can be retrieved from machine-to-machine interfaces and human-accessible interfaces by a user with admin credentials. Such a user, with the required system knowledge, could use this material to decrypt in-flight communication. 2. The vulnerability requires administrative access and shell access to the EdgeConnect appliance. An admin user can access IPSec seed and nonce parameters using the CLI, REST APIs, and the Linux shell.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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affected products (25)
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- Silver Peak Systems, Inc. 1. Unity EdgeConnect, NX, VX 2. Unity Orchestrator, 3. EdgeConnect in AWS, Azure, GCP≤ All versions affected prior to Silver Peak Unity ECOS™ 8.3.2+, 8.1.9.12+ and Silver Peak Unity Orchestrator™ 8.9.2+enisa_euvdEU
- silver-peak unity edgeconnect for amazon web servicesall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:silver-peak:unity_edgeconnect_for_amazon_web_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- silver-peak unity edgeconnect for azureall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:silver-peak:unity_edgeconnect_for_azure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- silver-peak unity edgeconnect for google cloud platformall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:silver-peak:unity_edgeconnect_for_google_cloud_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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references (6)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-12142cnnvd
- https://www.silver-peak.com/sites/default/files/advisory/security_advisory_notice_ipsec_udp_key_material-cve_2020_12142.pdfcnnvd
- https://www.silver-peak.com/sites/default/files/advisory/security_advisory_notice_ipsec_udp_key_material_cve_2020_12142.pdfcnnvd
- https://www.silver-peak.com/support/user-documentation/security-advisoriescnnvd
- https://www.silver-peak.com/sites/default/files/advisory/security_advisory_notice_ipsec_udp_key_material-cve_2020_12142.pdfenisa_euvd
- https://www.silver-peak.com/sites/default/files/advisory/security_advisory_notice_ipsec_udp_key_material-cve_2020_12142.pdfVendor Advisorynvd
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