Vulnerability in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (Asa) Software
CVE-2025-20219
A vulnerability in the implementation of access control rules for loopback interfaces in Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to send traffic that should have been blocked to a loopback interface. This vulnerability is due to improper enforcement of access control rules for loopback interfaces. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending traffic to a loopback interface on an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass configured access control rules and send traffic that should have been blocked to a loopback interface on the device.
EPSS: 0.004 (31.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (Asa) Software — versions 9.18.2, 9.18.2.5, 9.18.2.7
- Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software — versions 7.3.0, 7.3.1, 7.3.1.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-20219?
- CVE-2025-20219 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (Asa) Software, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2025-08-14.
- How severe is CVE-2025-20219?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.