CVE-2022-20828

Cisco FirePOWER Software for ASA FirePOWER Module Command Injection Vulnerability

HIGH
7.2
CVSS Score
Published: June 24, 2022 at 03:25 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:25 AM UTC
21 products affected across 1 vendorASA FirepowerFirepower Management CenterFirepower 4110

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Severity
HIGH7.2
Exploit prediction
EPSS 49%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A vulnerability in the CLI parser of Cisco FirePOWER Software for Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) FirePOWER module could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system of an affected ASA FirePOWER module as the root user. This vulnerability is due to improper handling of undefined command parameters. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using a crafted command on the CLI or by submitting a crafted HTTPS request to the web-based management interface of the Cisco ASA that is hosting the ASA FirePOWER module. Note: To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have administrative access to the Cisco ASA. A user who has administrative access to a particular Cisco ASA is also expected to have administrative access to the ASA FirePOWER module that is hosted by that Cisco ASA.

Affected

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

v < 6.2.3.196.3.0 ≤ v < 6.4.0.156.5.0 ≤ v < 6.6.76.7.0 ≤ v < 7.0.2.1
Affected range stops below 6.2.3.19, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 6.4.0.15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 6.6.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 7.0.2.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
cisco-firepower-1010 (environment) · cisco-firepower-1120 (environment) · cisco-firepower-1140 (environment) · cisco-firepower-1150 (environment) · cisco-firepower-2110 (environment) · cisco-firepower-2120 (environment) · cisco-firepower-2130 (environment) · cisco-firepower-2140 (environment) · cisco-firepower-4110 (environment) · cisco-firepower-4112 (environment) · cisco-firepower-4115 (environment) · cisco-firepower-4120 (environment) · cisco-firepower-4125 (environment) · cisco-firepower-4140 (environment) · cisco-firepower-4145 (environment) · cisco-firepower-4150 (environment) · cisco-firepower-9300 (environment) · cisco-firepower-management-center (environment) · cisco-firepower-management-center-virtual-appliance (environment)
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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

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

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-236NVD-CWE-Other

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