High severity · published Aug 14, 2025
CVE-2025-20136
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance and Firepower Threat Defense Software Network Address Translation DNS Inspection Denial of Service Vulnerability
8.6
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A vulnerability in the function that performs IPv4 and IPv6 Network Address Translation (NAT) DNS inspection for Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the device to reload unexpectedly, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition.
This vulnerability is due to an infinite loop condition that occurs when a Cisco Secure ASA or Cisco Secure FTD device processes DNS packets with DNS inspection enabled and the device is configured for NAT44, NAT64, or NAT46. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted DNS packets that match a static NAT rule with DNS inspection enabled through an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to create an infinite loop and cause the device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition.
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)0.6% · higher than 50% 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; 9.8.1; 9.12.2; 9.8.2.45; +34 more · source: vendor
CF
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software · Cisco
6.2.3.14; 6.4.0.1; 6.2.3.7; 6.2.3; 6.4.0.2; 6.2.3.9; +34 more · source: vendor
Affected product
CA
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software
Cisco
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-20136
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-20136
sec.cloudapps.cisco.com
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-asaftd-nat-dns-dos-bqhynHTM
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