Cisco Meraki MX and Z Series AnyConnect VPN with Client Certificate Authentication Denial of Service Vulnerability
A vulnerability in the Cisco AnyConnect VPN server of Cisco Meraki MX and Cisco Meraki Z Series Teleworker Gateway devices could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition in the Cisco AnyConnect service on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to variable initialization errors when an SSL VPN session is established. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a sequence of crafted HTTPS requests to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the Cisco AnyConnect VPN server to restart, resulting in the failure of all established SSL VPN sessions and forcing remote users to initiate a new VPN connection and re-authenticate. A sustained attack could prevent new SSL VPN connections from being established, effectively making the Cisco AnyConnect VPN service unavailable for all legitimate users. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.
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Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-20271US | — | — | ||
A vulnerability in the Cisco AnyConnect VPN server of Cisco Meraki MX and Cisco Meraki Z Series Teleworker Gateway devices could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause… | ||||
references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- Security Vulnerability Policyexternal
- firmware best practicesexternal
- Cisco Meraki Supportexternal
- Cisco Meraki MX and Z Series AnyConnect VPN with Client Certificate Authentication Denial of Service Vulnerabilityself
- Cisco Security Advisories pageexternal
- Cisco Security Vulnerability Policyexternal
- fixed software releaseexternal
- https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/end-user-license-agreement.htmlexternal
remediations (1)
- FixedCisco Meraki MX Firmware
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
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