CVE-2025-20268

mediumpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.005 · 41 %ileDEEUNLRUUS

grimoire priorityP3 · Track

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.48% (41st) EPSS

CVSS 5.8 · medium

Is it mine?

17 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

6 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

A vulnerability in the Geolocation-Based Remote Access (RA) VPN feature of Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass configured policies to allow or deny HTTP connections based on a country or region. This vulnerability exists because the URL string is not fully parsed. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP connection through the targeted device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass configured policies and gain access to a network where the connection should have been denied.

remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

FixedCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.7.0 when installed on Cisco 3000 Series Industrial Security Appliances (ISA)cisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
FixedCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.7.0 when installed on Cisco Firepower 1000 Seriescisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
FixedCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.7.0 when installed on Cisco Firepower 4100 Seriescisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
FixedCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.7.0 when installed on Cisco Firepower 9000 Seriescisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
FixedCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.7.0 when installed on Cisco Secure Firewall 1200 Seriescisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
FixedCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.7.0 when installed on Cisco Secure Firewall 3100 Seriescisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
FixedCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.7.0 when installed on Cisco Secure Firewall 4200 Seriescisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
FixedCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.7.0 when installed on Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtualcisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

5.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v3.15.8mediumAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:Nsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.15.8mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:Nsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.15.8mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:Nsecondary · psirt@cisco.com USexploitability 3.9 · impact 1.4

v3.15.3mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

v3.15.8mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:Nsecondary · NCSC-NL NL

v3.15.8mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:Nsecondary · Cisco PSIRT US

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical Impact: partialcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-229USCWE-229USCWE-229US

affected products (17)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defenseall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:cisco:secure_firewall_threat_defense:-
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.7.0 when installed on Cisco 3000 Series Industrial Security Appliances (ISA)all versionscisco_csafUS
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.7.0 when installed on Cisco Firepower 1000 Seriesall versionscisco_csafUS
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.7.0 when installed on Cisco Firepower 4100 Seriesall versionscisco_csafUS
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.7.0 when installed on Cisco Firepower 9000 Seriesall versionscisco_csafUS
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.7.0 when installed on Cisco Secure Firewall 1200 Seriesall versionscisco_csafUS
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.7.0 when installed on Cisco Secure Firewall 3100 Seriesall versionscisco_csafUS
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.7.0 when installed on Cisco Secure Firewall 4200 Seriesall versionscisco_csafUS
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.7.0 when installed on Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtualall versionscisco_csafUS
Cisco Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software≤ 7.7.0enisa_euvdEU
Cisco Systems Inc. Firepower Threat Defense≤ 7.7.0fstec_bduRU
Cisco Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software≤ vers:unknown/9.23.1ncsc_nlNL
Cisco Cisco Adaptive Security Virtual Appliance (ASAv)≤ vers:cisco/unknownncsc_nlNL
Cisco Cisco Firepower Management Center Appliances≤ vers:cisco/unknownncsc_nlNL
Cisco Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software≤ vers:unknown/7.7.0ncsc_nlNL
Cisco Cisco Secure Firewall 3100 Series≤ vers:cisco/unknownncsc_nlNL
Cisco Cisco Secure Firewall 4200 Series≤ vers:cisco/unknownncsc_nlNL

advisories (3)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

NCSC-2025-0264Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Cisco Secure Firewall SoftwareNL2025-08-15csaf · ncsc_nlNL
Cisco heeft meerdere kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Cisco Secure Firewall Software (inclusief ASA en FTD).
WID-SEC-W-2025-1845Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Umgehen von SicherheitsvorkehrungenDeutsch2025-08-14csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen.
cisco-sa-ftd-ravpn-geobypass-9h38M37ZCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Software Geolocation Remote Access VPN Bypass Vulnerability2025-08-14csaf · cisco_csafUS
A vulnerability in the Geolocation-Based Remote Access (RA) VPN feature of Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass configured policies to allow or deny HTTP connections based on a country or region. This vulnerability exists because the URL string is not fully parsed. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP connection through the targeted device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass configured policies and gain access to a network where the connection should have been denied. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability. This advisory is part of the August 2025 release of the Cisco Secure Firewall ASA, Secure FMC, and Secure FTD Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication. For a complete list of the advisories and links to them, see Cisco Event Response: August 2025 Semiannual Cisco Secure Firewall ASA, Secure FMC, and Secure FTD Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication ["https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/viewErp.x?alertId=ERP-75415"].

also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu cert_bund cisco_csaf ncsc_nl NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2025-08-14modified 2026-06-17

references (4)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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