CVE-2020-27124

HIGHNVD 8.68.6—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 8.6 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2024-11-18. NVD baseline CVSS 8.6; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
8.6
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 1%CVSS: 8.6Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

A vulnerability in the SSL/TLS handler of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the affected device to reload unexpectedly, leading to a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to improper error handling on established SSL/TLS connections. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by establishing an SSL/TLS connection with the affected device and then sending a malicious SSL/TLS message within that connection. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the device to reload.Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.

CVSS v3
8.6
EG Score
8.6(medium)
EPSS
54.9%
KEV
Not listed

Published

November 18, 2024

Last Modified

August 1, 2025

References (3)

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2020-27124?
CVE-2020-27124 is a high vulnerability published on November 18, 2024. A vulnerability in the SSL/TLS handler of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the affected device to reload unexpectedly, leading to a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to improper error handling on…
When was CVE-2020-27124 disclosed?
CVE-2020-27124 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on November 18, 2024, with the most recent update on August 1, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2020-27124 actively exploited?
CVE-2020-27124 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 54.9% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-27124?
CVE-2020-27124 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.6 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2020-27124?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2020-27124, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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