CVE-2025-20268
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Software Geolocation Remote Access VPN Bypass Vulnerability
Description
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.
Weakness: CWE-229
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Category | Matched by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Check your version | Firewall / NGFW | cna-assigner |
Vendor-reported products (1)
- Cisco · Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software
Vendor advisory
cisco-sa-ftd-ravpn-geobypass-9h38M37Z
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Software Geolocation Remote Access VPN Bypass Vulnerability
Cisco’s rating: Medium (advisory CVSS 5.8) · Published Aug 14, 2025
Bug ID: CSCwo56698
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