Vulnerability in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (Asa) Software

CVE-2025-20263

A vulnerability in the web services interface of Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a buffer overflow on an affected system.  This vulnerability is due to insufficient boundary checks for specific data that is provided to the web services interface of an affected system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to the affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause a buffer overflow condition on the affected system, which could cause the system to reload, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition.

EPSS: 0.006 (48.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-20263?
CVE-2025-20263 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (Asa) Software, classified under Integer Overflow to Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2025-08-14.
How severe is CVE-2025-20263?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.