CVE-2025-20219

MEDIUM

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software - Unauthenticated Access Control Bypass via Loopback Interface

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.3
EPSS 0.0004
EPSS Percentile 13.6%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-284
Status published
Products (50)
Cisco/Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 9.18.2
Cisco/Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 9.18.2.5
Cisco/Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 9.18.2.7
Cisco/Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 9.18.2.8
Cisco/Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 9.18.3
Cisco/Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 9.18.3.39
Cisco/Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 9.18.3.46
Cisco/Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 9.18.3.53
Cisco/Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 9.18.3.55
Cisco/Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 9.18.3.56
... and 40 more
Published Aug 14, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026