RCE in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (Asa) Software
CVE-2024-20359
A vulnerability in a legacy capability that allowed for the preloading of VPN clients and plug-ins and that has been available in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allo…
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
EPSS: 0.001 (32.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (Asa) Software — versions 9.8.1, 9.8.1.5, 9.8.1.7
- Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software — versions 6.2.3, 6.2.3.1, 6.2.3.2
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.
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-20359?
- CVE-2024-20359 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (Asa) Software, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 6.0/10. Published 2024-04-24.
- How severe is CVE-2024-20359?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.0 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-20359 known to be exploited?
- Yes. CVE-2024-20359 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2024-04-24), indicating it is being actively exploited. 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.