Information disclosure in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (Asa) Software
CVE-2020-3259
A vulnerability in the web services interface of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to retrieve memory contents on an affected…
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
EPSS: 0.697 (98.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (Asa) Software — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)
This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on . CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.
BOD 22-01 due date: .
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Known ransomware campaign use: yes.
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- 20200506 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software and Firepower Threat Defense Software Web Services Information Disclosure Vulnerability (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CISCO)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-3259?
- CVE-2020-3259 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (Asa) Software, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-05-06.
- How severe is CVE-2020-3259?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-3259 known to be exploited?
- Yes. CVE-2020-3259 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2024-02-15), indicating it is being actively exploited. 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.