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
- Cisco Asyncos — versions 11.8.0-414, 11.8.0-429, 11.8.0-453
- Cisco Secure Web Appliance — versions 11.8.0-453, 12.5.3-002, 12.0.3-007
- Cisco Secure_web_appliance_s196
- Cisco Secure_web_appliance_s396
- Cisco Secure_web_appliance_s696
- Cisco Secure_web_appliance_virtual_s1000v
- Cisco Secure_web_appliance_virtual_s100v
- Cisco Secure_web_appliance_virtual_s300v
- Cisco Secure_web_appliance_virtual_s600v
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@cisco.com (Vendor Advisory)
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.