Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security (ASA) Appliance and Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Missing Authorization Vulnerability
- Severity
- High8.6CVSS 3.1, High
- Known exploited
- Known exploitedFederal remediation due date: 26 Sept 2025
- Exploit prediction
- 87%
- Published
- 25 Sept 2025Updated 11 Aug 2026 · Last verified 29 Sept 2026
Known remediation
Fixed releases per branch, as the vendor states them. Patcharo never infers a fix.
Cisco Secure Firewall ASA
Vendor advisory- 9.23No fix published
- 9.22No fix published
- 9.20No fix published
- 9.19No fix published
- 9.18No fix published
- 9.17No fix published
- 9.16No fix published
- 9.14No fix published
- 9.12No fix published
- 9.8No fix published
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD)
Vendor advisory- 7.7No fix published
- 7.6No fix published
- 7.4No fix published
- 7.3No fix published
- 7.2No fix published
- 7.1No fix published
- 7.0No fix published
- 6.6No fix published
- 6.4No fix published
- 6.2No fix published
Description
Title, description and vendor guidance are quoted from the source records.
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.
Weakness: CWE-862
Known exploited
Added to CISA KEV on 25 Sept 2025
Federal remediation due date: 26 Sept 2025
Required action: The KEV due date refers to the deadline by which FCEB agencies are expected to review and begin implementing the guidance outlined in Emergency Directive (ED) 25-03 (URL listed below in Notes). Agencies must follow the mitigation steps provided by CISA (URL listed below in Notes) and vendor’s instructions (URL listed below in Notes). Adhere to the applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are not available.
Exploit prediction
87% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (percentile 100%).
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
What the source states, per branch
Versions matched by Patcharo
Cisco Secure Firewall ASASource: Cisco (CVE record)
| Branch | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 9.23 | Exact releases: 9.23.1, 9.23.1.3, 9.23.1.7, 9.23.1.13 | |
| 9.22 | Exact releases: 9.22.1.1, 9.22.1.3, 9.22.1.2, 9.22.1.6, 9.22.2, 9.22.2.4, 9.22.2.9, 9.22.2.13 | |
| 9.20 | Exact releases: 9.20.1, 9.20.1.5, 9.20.2, 9.20.2.10, 9.20.2.21, 9.20.2.22, 9.20.3, 9.20.3.4, 9.20.3.7, 9.20.3.9, 9.20.3.10, 9.20.3.13, 9.20.3.16, 9.20.3.20, 9.20.4, 9.20.4.7 | |
| 9.19 | Exact releases: 9.19.1, 9.19.1.5, 9.19.1.9, 9.19.1.12, 9.19.1.18, 9.19.1.22, 9.19.1.24, 9.19.1.27, 9.19.1.28, 9.19.1.31, 9.19.1.37, 9.19.1.38, 9.19.1.42 | |
| 9.18 | Exact releases: 9.18.1, 9.18.1.3, 9.18.2, 9.18.2.5, 9.18.2.7, 9.18.2.8, 9.18.3, 9.18.3.39, 9.18.3.46, 9.18.3.53, 9.18.3.55, 9.18.3.56, 9.18.4, 9.18.4.5, 9.18.4.8, 9.18.4.22, 9.18.4.24, 9.18.4.29, 9.18.4.34, 9.18.4.40, 9.18.4.47, 9.18.4.50, 9.18.4.52, 9.18.4.53, 9.18.4.57, 9.18.4.66 | |
| 9.17 | Exact releases: 9.17.1, 9.17.1.7, 9.17.1.9, 9.17.1.10, 9.17.1.11, 9.17.1.13, 9.17.1.15, 9.17.1.20, 9.17.1.30, 9.17.1.33, 9.17.1.39, 9.17.1.45, 9.17.1.46 | |
| 9.16 | Exact releases: 9.16.1, 9.16.1.28, 9.16.2, 9.16.2.3, 9.16.2.7, 9.16.2.11, 9.16.2.13, 9.16.2.14, 9.16.3, 9.16.3.3, 9.16.3.14, 9.16.3.15, 9.16.3.19, 9.16.3.23, 9.16.4, 9.16.4.9, 9.16.4.14, 9.16.4.18, 9.16.4.19, 9.16.4.27, 9.16.4.38, 9.16.4.39, 9.16.4.42, 9.16.4.48, 9.16.4.55, 9.16.4.57, 9.16.4.61, 9.16.4.62, 9.16.4.67, 9.16.4.70, 9.16.4.71, 9.16.4.76, 9.16.4.82, 9.16.4.84 | |
| 9.14 | Exact releases: 9.14.1, 9.14.1.10, 9.14.1.6, 9.14.1.15, 9.14.1.19, 9.14.1.30, 9.14.2, 9.14.2.4, 9.14.2.8, 9.14.2.13, 9.14.2.15, 9.14.3, 9.14.3.1, 9.14.3.9, 9.14.3.11, 9.14.3.13, 9.14.3.18, 9.14.3.15, 9.14.4, 9.14.4.6, 9.14.4.7, 9.14.4.12, 9.14.4.13, 9.14.4.14, 9.14.4.15, 9.14.4.17, 9.14.4.22, 9.14.4.23, 9.14.4.24 | |
| 9.12 | Exact releases: 9.12.1, 9.12.1.2, 9.12.1.3, 9.12.2, 9.12.2.4, 9.12.2.5, 9.12.2.9, 9.12.3, 9.12.3.2, 9.12.3.7, 9.12.4, 9.12.3.12, 9.12.3.9, 9.12.2.1, 9.12.4.2, 9.12.4.4, 9.12.4.7, 9.12.4.10, 9.12.4.13, 9.12.4.8, 9.12.4.18, 9.12.4.24, 9.12.4.26, 9.12.4.29, 9.12.4.30, 9.12.4.35, 9.12.4.37, 9.12.4.38, 9.12.4.39, 9.12.4.40, 9.12.4.41, 9.12.4.47, 9.12.4.48, 9.12.4.50, 9.12.4.52, 9.12.4.54, 9.12.4.55, 9.12.4.56, 9.12.4.58, 9.12.4.62, 9.12.4.65, 9.12.4.67 | |
| 9.8 | Exact releases: 9.8.1, 9.8.1.5, 9.8.1.7, 9.8.2, 9.8.2.8, 9.8.2.14, 9.8.2.15, 9.8.2.17, 9.8.2.20, 9.8.2.24, 9.8.2.26, 9.8.2.28, 9.8.2.33, 9.8.2.35, 9.8.2.38, 9.8.3.8, 9.8.3.11, 9.8.3.14, 9.8.3.16, 9.8.3.18, 9.8.3.21, 9.8.3, 9.8.3.26, 9.8.3.29, 9.8.4, 9.8.4.3, 9.8.4.7, 9.8.4.8, 9.8.4.10, 9.8.4.12, 9.8.4.15, 9.8.4.17, 9.8.2.45, 9.8.4.25, 9.8.4.20, 9.8.4.22, 9.8.4.26, 9.8.4.29, 9.8.4.32, 9.8.4.33, 9.8.4.34, 9.8.4.35, 9.8.4.39, 9.8.4.40, 9.8.4.41, 9.8.4.43, 9.8.4.44, 9.8.4.45, 9.8.4.46, 9.8.4.48 |
Versions not listed are not assessed (shown as Unknown).
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD)Source: Cisco (CVE record)
| Branch | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 7.7 | Exact releases: 7.7, 7.7.10 | |
| 7.6 | Exact releases: 7.6, 7.6.1, 7.6.2 | |
| 7.4 | Exact releases: 7.4, 7.4.1, 7.4.1.1, 7.4.2, 7.4.2.1, 7.4.2.2, 7.4.2.3 | |
| 7.3 | Exact releases: 7.3, 7.3.1, 7.3.1.1, 7.3.1.2 | |
| 7.2 | Exact releases: 7.2, 7.2.0.1, 7.2.1, 7.2.2, 7.2.3, 7.2.4, 7.2.4.1, 7.2.5, 7.2.5.1, 7.2.6, 7.2.7, 7.2.5.2, 7.2.8, 7.2.8.1, 7.2.9, 7.2.10 | |
| 7.1 | Exact releases: 7.1, 7.1.0.1, 7.1.0.2, 7.1.0.3 | |
| 7.0 | Exact releases: 7.0, 7.0.0.1, 7.0.1, 7.0.1.1, 7.0.2, 7.0.2.1, 7.0.3, 7.0.4, 7.0.5, 7.0.6, 7.0.6.1, 7.0.6.2, 7.0.6.3, 7.0.7, 7.0.8 | |
| 6.6 | Exact releases: 6.6, 6.6.0.1, 6.6.1, 6.6.3, 6.6.4, 6.6.5, 6.6.5.1, 6.6.5.2, 6.6.7, 6.6.7.1, 6.6.7.2 | |
| 6.4 | Exact releases: 6.4, 6.4.0.1, 6.4.0.3, 6.4.0.2, 6.4.0.4, 6.4.0.5, 6.4.0.6, 6.4.0.7, 6.4.0.8, 6.4.0.9, 6.4.0.10, 6.4.0.11, 6.4.0.12, 6.4.0.13, 6.4.0.14, 6.4.0.15, 6.4.0.16, 6.4.0.17, 6.4.0.18 | |
| 6.2 | Exact releases: 6.2.3, 6.2.3.1, 6.2.3.2, 6.2.3.3, 6.2.3.4, 6.2.3.5, 6.2.3.6, 6.2.3.7, 6.2.3.8, 6.2.3.10, 6.2.3.11, 6.2.3.9, 6.2.3.12, 6.2.3.13, 6.2.3.14, 6.2.3.15, 6.2.3.16, 6.2.3.17, 6.2.3.18 |
Versions not listed are not assessed (shown as Unknown).
References
Provenance
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- Cisco (CVE record)
- Cisco (CVE record) · 29 Sept 2026 at 00:05 UTC · Parser patcharo-cve5/1.1.0
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities · 29 Sept 2026 at 00:05 UTC · Parser patcharo-kev/1.0.0
- NVD
- NVD · 27 Sept 2026 at 23:44 UTC · Parser patcharo-nvd/1.0.0
- FIRST EPSS
- FIRST EPSS · 27 Sept 2026 at 23:46 UTC · Parser patcharo-epss/1.0.0
Last verified: 29 Sept 2026 at 00:05 UTC