CVE-2022-20651Public exploit

Credential disclosure via clear-text log storage

Published Jun 22, 2022 · Updated Nov 1, 2024

Information disclosure in Cisco ASDM 7.15 through 7.17.1.152 allows local users to read other users' credentials from log files. The logging component writes authentication credentials without encryption into files under the local user's .asdm/log directory. Exploitation requires an authenticated local user to access another user's logs on a workstation shared by multiple ASDM users.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.42%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in Cisco ASDM 7.15 through 7.17.1.152 allows local users to read other users' credentials from log files. The logging component writes authentication credentials without encryption into files under the local user's .asdm/log directory. Exploitation requires an authenticated local user to access another user's logs on a workstation shared by multiple ASDM users.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-20651
Published
Jun 22, 2022
Updated
Nov 1, 2024
Vendor
ClamAV
Product
Cisco Adaptive Security Device Manager (ASDM)
Classifications
CWE-532, T1552.001
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 22, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 1, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=n/a

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

ClamAV · Cisco Adaptive Security Device Manager (ASDM)version=n/a

Published CVSS scores

5.5Cisco Systems, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:X/RL:X/RC:X

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-532Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
T1552.001Credentials In Files

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