CVE-2025-20238
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 arbi
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.
Weakness: CWE-1244
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Category | Matched by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Check your version | Firewall / NGFW | cna-assigner |
| Cisco | Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Check your version | Firewall / NGFW | cna-assigner |
Vendor-reported products (2)
- Cisco · Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software
- Cisco · Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software
Vendor advisory
cisco-sa-asaftd-cmdinj-VEhFeZQ3
Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance and Secure Firewall Threat Defense Software Authenticated Command Injection Vulnerabilities
Cisco’s rating: Medium (advisory CVSS 6.0) · Published Aug 14, 2025
Bug IDs: CSCwn90958 , CSCwn91612
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