Improper input validation in Cisco Asyncos

CVE-2025-20183

A vulnerability in a policy-based Cisco Application Visibility and Control (AVC) implementation of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Secure Web Appliance could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to evade the antivirus scanner and download a malicious file onto an endpoint.  The vulnerability is due to improper handling of a crafted range request header. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending an HTTP request with a crafted range request header through the affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to evade the antivirus scanner and download malware onto the endpoint without detection by Cisco Secure Web Appliance.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.004 (36.7th 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:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-20183?
CVE-2025-20183 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Asyncos, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.8/10. Published 2025-02-05.
How severe is CVE-2025-20183?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.8 out of 10.