CVE-2020-12142

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

MEDIUM
4.9
CVSS Score
Published: May 5, 2020 at 07:54 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:51 AM UTC
27 products affected across 1 vendorUnity OrchestratorVx 500 FirmwareNx 11K Firmware· also runs on 20 platforms

Using 1. Unity EdgeConnect, NX, VX 2. Unity Orchestrator,   3. EdgeConnect in AWS, Azure, GCP by Silver Peak Systems, Inc.?

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Severity
MEDIUM4.9
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

All versions
arubanetworks-nx-1000 (environment)
All versions
arubanetworks-nx-10k (environment)
All versions
arubanetworks-nx-11k (environment)
All versions
arubanetworks-nx-2000 (environment)
All versions
arubanetworks-nx-3000 (environment)
All versions
arubanetworks-nx-5000 (environment)
All versions
arubanetworks-nx-6000 (environment)
All versions
arubanetworks-nx-700 (environment)
All versions
arubanetworks-nx-7000 (environment)
All versions
arubanetworks-nx-8000 (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-668

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