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CVE-2020-3452 — Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software and Firepower Threat Defense Software Web Services Read-Only Path Traversal Vulnerability

CVE-2020-3452 · Secure Firewall ASA · CVSS 7.5 · KEV

In brief

Severity · CVSS
High7.5CVSS 3.1, High
EPSS
100%
CISA KEV
Known exploited, listed since 3 Nov 2021
CERT-FR
No advisory or alert referenced in the catalog
Vendor
Cisco
Published · Modified
·
Last verified

Summary

A vulnerability in the web services interface of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct directory traversal attacks and read sensitive files on a targeted system. The vulnerability is due to a lack of proper input validation of URLs in HTTP requests processed by an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request containing directory traversal character sequences to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to view arbitrary files within the web services file system on the targeted device. The web services file system is enabled when the affected device is configured with either WebVPN or AnyConnect features. This vulnerability cannot be used to obtain access to ASA or FTD system files or underlying operating system (OS) files.

Weakness: CWE-20, CWE-22

Title, description and the vendor's statements are quoted from the CVE record; a vendor's advisory is summarised in Patcharo's words, with a link.

Affected and fixed versions

Per product and release branch, as the vendor's CVE record and official advisory state them. A fixed release is shown only when a document names it: the vendor's, or CERT-FR's for Check Point, with its source.

7 branches with a published fixed release · 2 branches to migrate

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software

Source: cisco-sa-asaftd-ro-path-KJuQhB86CVE-2020-3452

  1. 9.14End of life
    Affected versions< 9.14.1.10
    First fixed release9.14.1.10
  2. 9.13End of life
    Affected versions< 9.13.1.10
    First fixed release9.13.1.10
  3. 9.12End of life
    Affected versions< 9.12.3.12
    First fixed release9.12.3.12
  4. 9.10End of life
    Affected versions< 9.10.1.42
    First fixed release9.10.1.42
  5. 9.9End of life
    Affected versions< 9.9.2.74
    First fixed release9.9.2.74
  6. 9.8End of life
    Affected versions< 9.8.4.20
    First fixed release9.8.4.20
  7. 9.7End of life
    Affected versionsAll releases of the branch
    First fixed releaseMigration to a fixed release required
  8. 9.6End of life
    Affected versions< 9.6.4.42
    First fixed release9.6.4.42
  9. before 9.6End of life
    Affected versionsListed as affected, releases not specified
    First fixed releaseMigration to a fixed release required

Remediation

Fix available

Vendor fix

  • Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 9.149.14.1.10
  • Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 9.139.13.1.10
  • Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 9.129.12.3.12
  • Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 9.109.10.1.42
  • Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 9.99.9.2.74
  • Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 9.89.8.4.20
  • Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 9.69.6.4.42

Upgrade to a fixed release listed above for your branch, or to a later fixed release the vendor explicitly supports.

Branches without a fix of their own: migrate to a fixed release

  • Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 9.7
  • Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 9.6

Cisco has released updates that fix this vulnerability; its advisory lists them.

SourceCisco Security Advisory cisco-sa-asaftd-ro-path-KJuQhB86

Workarounds (vendor)

Cisco states in its advisory that no workaround is available.

SourceCisco Security Advisory cisco-sa-asaftd-ro-path-KJuQhB86

CISA KEV required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA due date:

SourceCISA KEV

Last verified 1 Oct 2026 at 09:30 UTC

Known exploitation

Added to CISA KEV on 3 Nov 2021

Federal remediation due date: 3 May 2022

The CISA required action is shown under Remediation.

100% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (percentile 100%).

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CERT-FR

No CERT-FR advisory or alert of the last two years references this CVE, for the vendors Patcharo covers.

Timeline

  1. Published by the source
  2. Added to CISA KEV
  3. CISA remediation due date
  4. Source record last modified
  5. EPSS score computed
  6. Last verified by Patcharo

Official sources

Vendor advisory

References

Cisco · CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities · NVD · FIRST EPSS · Cisco Security Advisory cisco-sa-asaftd-ro-path-KJuQhB86

How Patcharo reads this

Affected and fixed releases come from the vendor's structured statements and are matched against exact versions; CVSS from NVD, exploitation from CISA KEV and the vendor's own advisory, probability from FIRST EPSS. Missing data stays Unknown and never becomes Not affected.

Read the methodologyRead the guide: Cisco Secure Firewall release trains: Threat Defense, Management Center and ASA versions explained

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