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CVE-2020-12142

IPSec UDP key material can be retrieved from EdgeConnect by a user with admin credentials

Published: May 5, 2020Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-668
NVD MITRE
4.8CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.7%
Top 50.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HPR:HUI:RS:UC:HI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-668

Affected Products

1. Unity EdgeConnect, NX, VX 2. Unity Orchestrator,   3. EdgeConnect in AWS, Azure, GCPSilver Peak Systems, Inc.
On-prem
Networking Infrastructure / load-balancer-proxy
unity edgeconnect for amazon web servicessilver-peak
Embedded
Networking Infrastructure / vpn-gateway
unity edgeconnect for azuresilver-peak
Embedded
Networking Infrastructure / vpn-gateway
unity edgeconnect for google cloud platformsilver-peak
Embedded
Networking Infrastructure / vpn-gateway
unity orchestratorsilver-peak
Embedded
Networking Infrastructure / vpn-gateway
silver peak systems, inc.commercialUSNetworking Infrastructureaka silverpeak
silver-peakcommercialNetworking Infrastructureaka silver peak, silver-peak
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

https://www.silver-peak.com/sites/default/files/advisory/security_advisory_notice_ipsec_udp_key_material-cve_2020_12142.pdf
silver-peak.com

Timeline

Published
May 5, 2020
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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