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Unauthenticated restricted URL access in Cisco Secure ASA/FTD VPN web server

IdentifiersCVE-2025-20362CWE-20

CVE-2025-20362 is a vulnerability in the VPN web server of Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software. According to the provided Cisco description, the flaw is caused by improper validation of user-supplied input in HTTP(S) requests. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can send crafted HTTP requests to the device’s web server and access restricted remote-access VPN URL endpoints that should not be reachable without authentication. Cisco later reported a new attack variant against devices affected by CVE-2025-20362 and CVE-2025-20333 that can cause unpatched devices to unexpectedly reload, producing denial-of-service conditions.

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Impact

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Successful exploitation allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to bypass intended access controls for restricted VPN-related URL endpoints on affected ASA and FTD devices. Based on the supplied context, this can facilitate reconnaissance of protected functionality and may enable follow-on abuse in attack chains targeting Cisco perimeter devices. Cisco also reported that a later attack variant against unpatched devices affected by CVE-2025-20362 and CVE-2025-20333 can trigger repeated device reloads, resulting in denial of service.

Mitigation

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If immediate patching is not possible, reduce exposure of the VPN web server and remote-access VPN interfaces to untrusted networks as much as operationally feasible, restrict access to management and WebVPN services, and monitor for crafted or anomalous HTTP(S) requests to VPN-related endpoints. However, the provided content does not describe a complete vendor workaround, and upgrading to fixed releases is the primary mitigation.

Remediation

Patch, then assume compromise.

Upgrade Cisco Secure ASA Software and Cisco Secure FTD Software to the fixed software releases identified by Cisco in its advisory. Cisco strongly recommends that all customers running affected releases install the vendor-provided fixes, particularly because exploitation has been observed in the wild and later attack variants can induce device reload/DoS on unpatched systems.
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VendorProductType
Cisco SystemsAdaptive Security Appliance Softwareoperating_system
Cisco SystemsFirepower Threat Defenseapplication
Cisco SystemsSecure Firewall Asa Softwareapplication
Cisco SystemsSecure Firewall Ftd Softwareapplication
Cisco SystemsSecure Firewall Threat Defense Softwareapplication

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