Vulnerability in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (Asa) Software

CVE-2024-20481

A vulnerability in the Remote Access VPN (RAVPN) service of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (Do…

EPSS: 0.111 (93.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

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-2024-20481?
CVE-2024-20481 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (Asa) Software, classified under Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 5.8/10. Published 2024-10-23.
How severe is CVE-2024-20481?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-20481 known to be exploited?
Yes. CVE-2024-20481 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2024-10-24), indicating it is being actively exploited. 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.