TL;DR 📌
A critical remote code execution vulnerability has been identified in the VPN web server of Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software. This flaw allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected devices. Immediate software updates are recommended, as there are no workarounds available.
What happened 🕵️♂️
A vulnerability (CVE-2025-20333) has been discovered in the VPN web server of Cisco Secure Firewall ASA and FTD Software. This issue arises from improper validation of user-supplied input in HTTP(S) requests. An attacker with valid VPN credentials could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted HTTP requests, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution as root. This could result in a complete compromise of the affected device.