CVE-2022-20814

Cisco Expressway Series and Cisco TelePresence VCS Improper Certificate Validation Vulnerability

HIGH
7.4
CVSS Score
Published: November 15, 2024 at 03:32 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:25 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorTelepresence Video Communication Server

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Severity
HIGH7.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.9%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A vulnerability in the certificate validation of Cisco Expressway-C and Cisco TelePresence VCS could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to sensitive data.  The vulnerability is due to a lack of validation of the SSL server certificate that an affected device receives when it establishes a connection to a Cisco Unified Communications Manager device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using a man-in-the-middle technique to intercept the traffic between the devices, and then using a self-signed certificate to impersonate the endpoint. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to view the intercepted traffic in clear text or alter the contents of the traffic. Note: Cisco Expressway-E is not affected by this vulnerability.Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.

Affected

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

v < 14.2X12.5.0X12.5.1X12.5.2X12.5.3X12.5.4X12.5.5X12.5.6X12.5.7X12.5.8X12.5.9X12.6.0X12.6.1X12.6.2X12.6.3X12.6.4X12.7.0X12.7.1X14.0.0X14.0.1X14.0.2X14.0.3X14.0.4X14.0.5X14.0.6X14.0.7X14.0.8X14.0.9X8.1X8.1.1X8.1.2X8.10.0X8.10.1X8.10.2X8.10.3X8.10.4X8.11.0X8.11.1X8.11.2X8.11.3X8.11.4X8.2X8.2.1X8.2.2X8.5X8.5.1X8.5.2X8.5.3X8.6X8.6.1X8.7X8.7.1X8.7.2X8.7.3X8.8X8.8.1X8.8.2X8.8.3X8.9X8.9.1X8.9.2x12.5.0x12.5.1x12.5.2x12.5.3x12.5.4x12.5.5x12.5.6x12.5.7x12.5.8x12.5.9x12.6.0x12.6.1x12.6.2x12.6.3x12.6.4x12.7.0x12.7.1x14.0.0x14.0.1x14.0.2x14.0.3x14.0.4x14.0.5x14.0.6x14.0.7x14.0.8x14.0.9x8.1x8.1.1x8.1.2x8.10.0x8.10.1x8.10.2x8.10.3x8.10.4x8.11.0x8.11.1x8.11.2x8.11.3x8.11.4x8.2x8.2.1x8.2.2x8.5x8.5.1x8.5.2x8.5.3x8.6x8.6.1x8.7x8.7.1x8.7.2x8.7.3x8.8x8.8.1x8.8.2x8.8.3x8.9x8.9.1x8.9.2
Affected range stops below 14.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

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

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.4HIGHcisco
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-295

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