CVE-2022-20773
mediumpriority · track · 30OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.012 · 68 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A vulnerability in the key-based SSH authentication mechanism of Cisco Umbrella Virtual Appliance (VA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to impersonate a VA. This vulnerability is due to the presence of a static SSH host key. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by performing a man-in-the-middle attack on an SSH connection to the Umbrella VA. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to learn the administrator credentials, change configurations, or reload the VA. Note: SSH is not enabled by default on the Umbrella VA.
remediations
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A vendor fix is available.
- FixedCisco Umbrella Insights Virtual Appliancecisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–7.5
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (5)
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- cisco umbrella virtual appliance< 3.3.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:umbrella_virtual_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- cisco-sa-uva-static-key-6RQTRs4cCisco Umbrella Virtual Appliance Static SSH Host Key Vulnerability2022-04-20csaf · cisco_csafUS
A vulnerability in the key-based SSH authentication mechanism of Cisco Umbrella Virtual Appliance (VA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to impersonate a VA. This vulnerability is due to the presence of a static SSH host key. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by performing a man-in-the-middle attack on an SSH connection to the Umbrella VA. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to learn the administrator credentials, change configurations, or reload the VA. Note: SSH is not enabled by default on the Umbrella VA. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.
also known as (5)
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sources
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references (5)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2022-20773/cnnvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-uva-static-key-6RQTRs4ccnnvd
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2022042110cnnvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-uva-static-key-6RQTRs4cenisa_euvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-uva-static-key-6RQTRs4cVendor Advisorynvd
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