Review reviewCritical

CVE-2025-20363

Cisco IOS, Cisco IOS XR Software, Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software

A vulnerability in the web services of Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software, Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software, Cisco IOS Software, Cisco IOS XE Software, and Cisco IOS XR Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker (Cisco ASA and FTD Software) or authenticated, remote attacker (Cisco IOS, IOS XE, and IOS XR Software) with low user privileges to execute arbitrary code on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper validation of user-supplied input in HTTP requests. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sendin...

CVSS
9
EPSS
7.52%
93.9% percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Published
2025.09.26
PRIORITY ASSESSMENT

Review review

The CVSS severity warrants an early asset and exposure review.

Known exploitationNot established by KEV
Exploit probability7.52%
Technical severityCVSS 9

Vulnerability overview

A vulnerability in the web services of Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software, Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software, Cisco IOS Software, Cisco IOS XE Software, and Cisco IOS XR Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker (Cisco ASA and FTD Software) or authenticated, remote attacker (Cisco IOS, IOS XE, and IOS XR Software) with low user privileges to execute arbitrary code on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper validation of user-supplied input in HTTP requests. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sendin...

Affected product and versions

Product
Cisco IOS, Cisco IOS XR Software, Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software
Affected versions
>= 12.2(15)B, >= 12.2(16)B1, >= 12.2(16)B2, >= 12.2(16)B, >= 12.2(15)BC2a, >= 12.2(15)BC1a, >= 12.2(15)BC1b, >= 12.2(15)BC2d, >= 12.2(15)BC2g, >= 12.2(15)BC1g, >= 12.2(15)BC2i, >= 12.2(15)BC1c, >= 12.2(15)BC2c, >= 12.2(15)BC2f, >= 12.2(15)BC1d, >= 12.2(15)BC1, >= 12.2(15)BC2, >= 12.2(15)BC2e, >= 12.2(15)BC1e, >= 12.2(15)BC2h
Fixed versions
9.12.4.72, 9.14.4.28, 9.16.4.84, 9.18.4.57, 9.19.1.42, 9.20.3.16, 9.22.2, 9.23.1.3, 7.0.8, 7.2.10, 7.4.2.3, 7.7.10

Recommended response sequence

Confirm exposure before applying a vendor-supported change.

Full remediation guide
  1. 1
    Identify

    Confirm that Cisco IOS, Cisco IOS XR Software, Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and an affected version are present.

  2. 2
    Prioritize

    Combine exploitation signals with asset exposure and business criticality.

  3. 3
    Remediate

    Follow the vendor advisory or supported update path and preserve rollback options.

  4. 4
    Verify

    Recheck the version, service health, access paths, and relevant logs.

Technical data

CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
CWE-122