High severity · published Sep 25, 2025
CVE-2025-20362
Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security (ASA) Appliance and Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Missing Authorization Vulnerability
In wildKEV
8.6
CVSS
87.1%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
Description
Update: On November 5, 2025, Cisco became aware of a new attack variant against devices running Cisco Secure ASA Software or Cisco Secure FTD Software releases that are affected by CVE-2025-20333 and CVE-2025-20362. This attack can cause unpatched devices to unexpectedly reload, leading to denial of service (DoS) conditions. Cisco strongly recommends that all customers upgrade to the fixed software releases that are listed in the Fixed Software ["#fs"] section of this advisory. A vulnerability in the VPN web server of Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to access restricted URL endpoints that are related to remote access VPN that should otherwise be inaccessible without authentication. This vulnerability is due to improper validation of user-supplied input in HTTP(S) requests. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted HTTP requests to a targeted web server on a device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access a restricted URL without authentication.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)87.1% · higher than 100% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildYes
CISA KEVListed Sep 25, 2025
Federal remediation dueSep 26, 2025
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CS
Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software · Cisco
9.8.1; 9.8.1.5; 9.8.1.7; 9.8.2; 9.8.2.8; 9.8.2.14; +34 more · source: vendor
CS
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software · Cisco
6.2.3; 6.2.3.1; 6.2.3.2; 6.2.3.3; 6.2.3.4; 6.2.3.5; +34 more · source: vendor
AS
Adaptive Security Appliance Software · Cisco
9.12 before 9.12.4.72; 9.14 before 9.14.4.28; 9.16 before 9.16.4.85; 9.17.0 before 9.18.4.67; 9.19 before 9.20.4.10; 9.22 before 9.22.2.14; +1 more · source: NVD
SF
Secure Firewall Threat Defense · Cisco
7.0.0 before 7.0.8.1; 7.1.0 before 7.2.10.2; 7.3.0 before 7.4.2.4; 7.6.0 before 7.6.2.1; 7.7.0 before 7.7.10.1 · source: NVD
In the news
VulnerabilityHigh
[CISA KEV] CVE-2025-20362: Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance and Secure Firewall Threat Defense - Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security (ASA) Appliance and Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Missing Authorization Vulnerability
Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security (ASA) Appliance and Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software VPN Web Server contain a missing authorization vulnerability. This vulnerability could be chained with CVE-2025-20333.
SFSecure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance and Secure Firewall Threat DefenseCVE-2025-20362
Sep 25, 2025·CISA KEV
Affected product
CS
Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software
Cisco
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