Vulnerability in Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software
CVE-2025-20268
A vulnerability in the Geolocation-Based Remote Access (RA) VPN feature of Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass configured policies to allow or deny HTTP connections based on a country or region. This vulnerability exists because the URL string is not fully parsed. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP connection through the targeted device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass configured policies and gain access to a network where the connection should have been denied.
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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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (40.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 41st percentile — 40.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software — versions 7.7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-20268?
- CVE-2025-20268 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software, classified under CWE-229. CVSS score: 5.8/10. Published 2025-08-14.
- How severe is CVE-2025-20268?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.8 out of 10.