High severity · published Aug 14, 2025
CVE-2025-20133
Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance and Secure Firewall Threat Defense Software Remote Access SSL VPN Authentication Targeted Denial of Service Vulnerability
8.6
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A vulnerability in the management and VPN web servers of the Remote Access SSL VPN feature of Cisco Secure Firewall ASA Software and Secure FTD Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the device to unexpectedly stop responding, resulting in a DoS condition.
This vulnerability is due to ineffective validation of user-supplied input during the Remote Access SSL VPN authentication process. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted request to the VPN service on an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause a DoS condition where the device stops responding to Remote Access SSL VPN authentication requests.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 56% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CA
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software · Cisco
9.12.3; 9.8.3; 9.12.1; 9.12.2; 9.8.2.45; 9.8.4; +34 more · source: vendor
CF
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software · Cisco
6.2.3.14; 6.4.0.1; 6.2.3.7; 6.4.0.2; 6.2.3.9; 6.2.3.1; +34 more · source: vendor
Affected product
CA
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software
Cisco
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-20133
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-20133
sec.cloudapps.cisco.com
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-asaftd-vpn-dos-mfPekA6e
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