CVE-2025-20237
Published: Aug 14, 2025
Modified: Feb 26, 2026
CVSS v3.1
6.0
Description
A vulnerability in Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system with root-level privileges. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid administrative credentials. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of commands that are supplied by the user. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to a device and submitting crafted input for specific commands. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute commands on the underlying operating system as root.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
Cisco | Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software | affected 9.8.1affected 9.8.1.5affected 9.8.1.7affected 9.8.2affected 9.8.2.8+215 more versions |
Cisco | Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software | affected 6.2.3affected 6.2.3.1affected 6.2.3.2affected 6.2.3.3affected 6.2.3.4+89 more versions |
Weaknesses (CWE)
CVSS v3.1 Details
CVSS v3.1 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
References
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