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CVE-2020-12142


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.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 4.8, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network but requires specific conditions to be met though user interaction is required . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), limited integrity, for affected systems. Impacting 44 products from silver-peak, from silver-peak, from silver-peak and 41 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2020, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.


Published

2020-05-05T20:15:12.057

Last Modified

2024-11-21T04:59:20.767

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: SINGLE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

8.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-668
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-668

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application silver-peak unity_edgeconnect_for_amazon_web_services - Yes
Application silver-peak unity_edgeconnect_for_azure - Yes
Application silver-peak unity_edgeconnect_for_google_cloud_platform - Yes
Application silver-peak unity_orchestrator < 8.9.2 Yes
Operating System silver-peak vx-500_firmware - Yes
Hardware arubanetworks vx-500 - No
Operating System silver-peak vx-1000_firmware - Yes
Hardware arubanetworks vx-1000 - No
Operating System silver-peak vx-2000_firmware - Yes
Hardware arubanetworks vx-2000 - No
Operating System silver-peak vx-3000_firmware - Yes
Hardware arubanetworks vx-3000 - No
Operating System silver-peak vx-5000_firmware - Yes
Hardware arubanetworks vx-5000 - No
Operating System silver-peak vx-6000_firmware - Yes
Hardware arubanetworks vx-6000 - No
Operating System silver-peak vx-7000_firmware - Yes
Hardware arubanetworks vx-7000 - No
Operating System silver-peak vx-9000_firmware - Yes
Hardware arubanetworks vx-9000 - No
Operating System silver-peak vx-8000_firmware - Yes
Hardware arubanetworks vx-8000 - No
Operating System silver-peak nx-700_firmware - Yes
Hardware arubanetworks nx-700 - No
Operating System silver-peak nx-1000_firmware - Yes
Hardware arubanetworks nx-1000 - No
Operating System silver-peak nx-2000_firmware - Yes
Hardware arubanetworks nx-2000 - No
Operating System silver-peak nx-3000_firmware - Yes
Hardware arubanetworks nx-3000 - No
Operating System silver-peak nx-5000_firmware - Yes
Hardware arubanetworks nx-5000 - No
Operating System silver-peak nx-6000_firmware - Yes
Hardware arubanetworks nx-6000 - No
Operating System silver-peak nx-7000_firmware - Yes
Hardware arubanetworks nx-7000 - No
Operating System silver-peak nx-8000_firmware - Yes
Hardware arubanetworks nx-8000 - No
Operating System silver-peak nx-9000_firmware - Yes
Hardware arubanetworks nx-9000 - No
Operating System silver-peak nx-10k_firmware - Yes
Hardware arubanetworks nx-10k - No
Operating System silver-peak nx-11k_firmware - Yes
Hardware arubanetworks nx-11k - No

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For silver-peak's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.