CVE-2025-20362: 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.
| Vendor | Cisco |
|---|---|
| Product | Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance and Secure Firewall Threat Defense |
| Date added to KEV | 2025-09-25 |
| Due date (BOD 22-01) | 2025-09-26 |
| Known ransomware campaign use | Unknown |
| CWE | CWE-862 |
| 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. |
What to do
- Identify every instance of Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance and Secure Firewall Threat Defense in your environment (asset inventory, EDR, vulnerability scanner).
- Apply CISA's 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.
- Federal civilian agencies must act by 2025-09-26 under BOD 22-01; other organizations can use the same date as a target.
- Check the vendor advisory and NVD entry linked below for affected versions, then record the fix in your change log.
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Sources
- NVD entry for CVE-2025-20362 (severity scores, if any, live there)
- CISA KEV catalog entry
- https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/ed-25-03-identify-and-mitigate-potential-compromise-cisco-devices
- https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/supplemental-direction-ed-25-03-core-dump-and-hunt-instructions
- https://www.cisa.gov/eviction-strategies-tool/create-from-template
- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/resources/asa_ftd_continued_attacks
- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/private/resources/asa_ftd_continued_attacks#Details
- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-asaftd-webvpn-YROOTUW
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-20362