CVE-2020-12142: 1

Q: How do I fix CVE-2020-12142?

unity edgeconnect for amazon web services: mitigate or apply the listed mitigation; unity edgeconnect for azure: mitigate or apply the listed mitigation; unity edgeconnect for google cloud platform: mitigate or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Q: Is CVE-2020-12142 being exploited?

CVE-2020-12142 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

Q: What does CVE-2020-12142 affect?

CVE-2020-12142 affects unity edgeconnect for amazon web services, unity edgeconnect for azure, unity edgeconnect for google cloud platform. Severity is medium (CVSS 4.8). 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 co

Q: How urgent is CVE-2020-12142?

Priority 35/100. On your watchlist

Routine

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CVE-2020-12142 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 4.8) affecting unity edgeconnect for amazon web services, unity edgeconnect for azure, unity edgeconnect for google cloud platform. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

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 s

Why this priority

On your watchlist

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	4.8 (Medium)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	High
Privileges needed	High
User interaction	Required
EPSS exploit chance	0.7% (top 46%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-668
Published	2020-05-05
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): Silver Peak Systems, Inc. · Vendor: silver-peak

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2020-05-05 20:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 02:51 UTCUpdated Record last modified

silver-peak unity edgeconnect for amazon web services MITIGATE

Affected: all versions

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy unity-edgeconnect-for-amazon-web-services || rpm -q unity-edgeconnect-for-amazon-web-services || unity-edgeconnect-for-amazon-web-services --version

No fixed or unaffected release known

Apply the vendor mitigation from the advisory, disable the affected feature, or restrict network access.

silver-peak unity edgeconnect for azure MITIGATE

Affected: all versions

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy unity-edgeconnect-for-azure || rpm -q unity-edgeconnect-for-azure || unity-edgeconnect-for-azure --version

No fixed or unaffected release known

Apply the vendor mitigation from the advisory, disable the affected feature, or restrict network access.

silver-peak unity edgeconnect for google cloud platform MITIGATE

Affected: all versions

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy unity-edgeconnect-for-google-cloud-platform || rpm -q unity-edgeconnect-for-google-cloud-platform || unity-edgeconnect-for-google-cloud-platform --version

No fixed or unaffected release known

Apply the vendor mitigation from the advisory, disable the affected feature, or restrict network access.

silver-peak unity orchestrator UPGRADE

Affected: < 8.9.2

Fixed in: 8.9.2

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy unity-orchestrator || rpm -q unity-orchestrator || unity-orchestrator --version

2. UPGRADE to 8.9.2 (Debian / Ubuntu)

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade unity-orchestrator

2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

sudo dnf upgrade unity-orchestrator

Note

Distros often backport fixes without changing the version number. Confirm with the distro advisory or changelog.

silver-peak vx-500 firmware MITIGATE

Affected: all versions

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

Check your OS release

cat /etc/os-release; uname -r

Debian / Ubuntu

sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade

RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora

sudo dnf upgrade --refresh

Windows

Install the latest cumulative update from Windows Update

If no patch exists yet

OS downgrades are not safe. Apply the vendor mitigation from the advisory and restrict exposure.

silver-peak vx-1000 firmware MITIGATE

Affected: all versions

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

Check your OS release

cat /etc/os-release; uname -r

Debian / Ubuntu

sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade

RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora

sudo dnf upgrade --refresh

Windows

Install the latest cumulative update from Windows Update

If no patch exists yet

OS downgrades are not safe. Apply the vendor mitigation from the advisory and restrict exposure.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2020-12142?

unity edgeconnect for amazon web services: mitigate or apply the listed mitigation; unity edgeconnect for azure: mitigate or apply the listed mitigation; unity edgeconnect for google cloud platform: mitigate or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2020-12142 being exploited?

CVE-2020-12142 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2020-12142 affect?

CVE-2020-12142 affects unity edgeconnect for amazon web services, unity edgeconnect for azure, unity edgeconnect for google cloud platform. Severity is medium (CVSS 4.8). 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 co

How urgent is CVE-2020-12142?

Priority 35/100. On your watchlist

Software pages

Azure vulnerabilities · Unity vulnerabilities · AWS vulnerabilities · Google Cloud vulnerabilities

Related CVEs

CVE-2020-12144 MEDIUM 6.0 MITIGATE MITIGATE The certificate used to identify the Silver Peak Cloud Portal to EdgeConnect devices is not validated
CVE-2020-12143 MEDIUM 6.0 MITIGATE MITIGATE The certificate used to identify Orchestrator to EdgeConnect devices is not validated, which makes it possible

References

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