Unauthenticated restricted-endpoint access via crafted HTTP requests
Published Sep 25, 2025 · Updated Sep 25, 2025
Missing authorization in Cisco ASA and FTD VPN web servers allows remote attackers to access restricted remote-access VPN URL endpoints. The VPN web server improperly validates attacker-controlled HTTP(S) request input before enforcing authentication on restricted endpoint access. Exposure requires a vulnerable release with an SSL listener enabled by AnyConnect IKEv2, SSL VPN, or Mobile User Security; a combined attack variant also reloads unpatched devices.
Summary
What happened
Missing authorization in Cisco ASA and FTD VPN web servers allows remote attackers to access restricted remote-access VPN URL endpoints. The VPN web server improperly validates attacker-controlled HTTP(S) request input before enforcing authentication on restricted endpoint access. Exposure requires a vulnerable release with an SSL listener enabled by AnyConnect IKEv2, SSL VPN, or Mobile User Security; a combined attack variant also reloads unpatched devices.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-20362
- Published
- Sep 25, 2025
- Updated
- Sep 25, 2025
- Vendor
- ClamAV
- Product
- Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software
- Classifications
- CWE-862, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Sep 25, 2025Exploitation reportedCISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities entry
- Sep 25, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 25, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=9.12.1
- Affected versionversion=9.12.1.2
- Affected versionversion=9.12.1.3
- Affected versionversion=9.12.2
- Affected versionversion=9.12.2.1
- Affected versionversion=9.12.2.4
- Affected versionversion=9.12.2.5
- Affected versionversion=9.12.2.9
- Affected versionversion=9.12.3
- Affected versionversion=9.12.3.12
- Affected versionversion=9.12.3.2
- Affected versionversion=9.12.3.7
- Affected versionversion=9.12.3.9
- Affected versionversion=9.12.4
- Affected versionversion=9.12.4.10
- Affected versionversion=9.12.4.13
- Affected versionversion=9.12.4.18
- Affected versionversion=9.12.4.2
- Affected versionversion=9.12.4.24
- Affected versionversion=9.12.4.26
- Affected versionversion=9.12.4.29
- Affected versionversion=9.12.4.30
- Affected versionversion=9.12.4.35
- Affected versionversion=9.12.4.37
- Affected versionversion=9.12.4.38
- Affected versionversion=9.12.4.39
- Affected versionversion=9.12.4.4
- Affected versionversion=9.12.4.40
- Affected versionversion=9.12.4.41
- Affected versionversion=9.12.4.47
- Affected versionversion=9.12.4.48
- Affected versionversion=9.12.4.50
- Affected versionversion=9.12.4.52
- Affected versionversion=9.12.4.54
- Affected versionversion=9.12.4.55
- Affected versionversion=9.12.4.56
- Affected versionversion=9.12.4.58
- Affected versionversion=9.12.4.62
- Affected versionversion=9.12.4.65
- Affected versionversion=9.12.4.67
- Affected versionversion=9.12.4.7
- Affected versionversion=9.12.4.8
- Affected versionversion=9.14.1
- Affected versionversion=9.14.1.10
- Affected versionversion=9.14.1.15
- Affected versionversion=9.14.1.19
- Affected versionversion=9.14.1.30
- Affected versionversion=9.14.1.6
- Affected versionversion=9.14.2
- Affected versionversion=9.14.2.13
- Affected versionversion=9.14.2.15
- Affected versionversion=9.14.2.4
- Affected versionversion=9.14.2.8
- Affected versionversion=9.14.3
- Affected versionversion=9.14.3.1
- Affected versionversion=9.14.3.11
- Affected versionversion=9.14.3.13
- Affected versionversion=9.14.3.15
- Affected versionversion=9.14.3.18
- Affected versionversion=9.14.3.9
- Affected versionversion=9.14.4
- Affected versionversion=9.14.4.12
- Affected versionversion=9.14.4.13
- Affected versionversion=9.14.4.14
- Affected versionversion=9.14.4.15
- Affected versionversion=9.14.4.17
- Affected versionversion=9.14.4.22
- Affected versionversion=9.14.4.23
- Affected versionversion=9.14.4.24
- Affected versionversion=9.14.4.6
- Affected versionversion=9.14.4.7
- Affected versionversion=9.16.1
- Affected versionversion=9.16.1.28
- Affected versionversion=9.16.2
- Affected versionversion=9.16.2.11
- Affected versionversion=9.16.2.13
- Affected versionversion=9.16.2.14
- Affected versionversion=9.16.2.3
- Affected versionversion=9.16.2.7
- Affected versionversion=9.16.3
- Affected versionversion=9.16.3.14
- Affected versionversion=9.16.3.15
- Affected versionversion=9.16.3.19
- Affected versionversion=9.16.3.23
- Affected versionversion=9.16.3.3
- Affected versionversion=9.16.4
- Affected versionversion=9.16.4.14
- Affected versionversion=9.16.4.18
- Affected versionversion=9.16.4.19
- Affected versionversion=9.16.4.27
- Affected versionversion=9.16.4.38
- Affected versionversion=9.16.4.39
- Affected versionversion=9.16.4.42
- Affected versionversion=9.16.4.48
- Affected versionversion=9.16.4.55
- Affected versionversion=9.16.4.57
- Affected versionversion=9.16.4.61
- Affected versionversion=9.16.4.62
- Affected versionversion=9.16.4.67
- Affected versionversion=9.16.4.70
- Affected versionversion=9.16.4.71
- Affected versionversion=9.16.4.76
- Affected versionversion=9.16.4.82
- Affected versionversion=9.16.4.84
- Affected versionversion=9.16.4.9
- Affected versionversion=9.17.1
- Affected versionversion=9.17.1.10
- Affected versionversion=9.17.1.11
- Affected versionversion=9.17.1.13
- Affected versionversion=9.17.1.15
- Affected versionversion=9.17.1.20
- Affected versionversion=9.17.1.30
- Affected versionversion=9.17.1.33
- Affected versionversion=9.17.1.39
- Affected versionversion=9.17.1.45
- Affected versionversion=9.17.1.46
- Affected versionversion=9.17.1.7
- Affected versionversion=9.17.1.9
- Affected versionversion=9.18.1
- Affected versionversion=9.18.1.3
- Affected versionversion=9.18.2
- Affected versionversion=9.18.2.5
- Affected versionversion=9.18.2.7
- Affected versionversion=9.18.2.8
- Affected versionversion=9.18.3
- Affected versionversion=9.18.3.39
- Affected versionversion=9.18.3.46
- Affected versionversion=9.18.3.53
- Affected versionversion=9.18.3.55
- Affected versionversion=9.18.3.56
- Affected versionversion=9.18.4
- Affected versionversion=9.18.4.22
- Affected versionversion=9.18.4.24
- Affected versionversion=9.18.4.29
- Affected versionversion=9.18.4.34
- Affected versionversion=9.18.4.40
- Affected versionversion=9.18.4.47
- Affected versionversion=9.18.4.5
- Affected versionversion=9.18.4.50
- Affected versionversion=9.18.4.52
- Affected versionversion=9.18.4.53
- Affected versionversion=9.18.4.57
- Affected versionversion=9.18.4.66
- Affected versionversion=9.18.4.8
- Affected versionversion=9.19.1
- Affected versionversion=9.19.1.12
- Affected versionversion=9.19.1.18
- Affected versionversion=9.19.1.22
- Affected versionversion=9.19.1.24
- Affected versionversion=9.19.1.27
- Affected versionversion=9.19.1.28
- Affected versionversion=9.19.1.31
- Affected versionversion=9.19.1.37
- Affected versionversion=9.19.1.38
- Affected versionversion=9.19.1.42
- Affected versionversion=9.19.1.5
- Affected versionversion=9.19.1.9
- Affected versionversion=9.20.1
- Affected versionversion=9.20.1.5
- Affected versionversion=9.20.2
- Affected versionversion=9.20.2.10
- Affected versionversion=9.20.2.21
- Affected versionversion=9.20.2.22
- Affected versionversion=9.20.3
- Affected versionversion=9.20.3.10
- Affected versionversion=9.20.3.13
- Affected versionversion=9.20.3.16
- Affected versionversion=9.20.3.20
- Affected versionversion=9.20.3.4
- Affected versionversion=9.20.3.7
- Affected versionversion=9.20.3.9
- Affected versionversion=9.20.4
- Affected versionversion=9.20.4.7
- Affected versionversion=9.22.1.1
- Affected versionversion=9.22.1.2
- Affected versionversion=9.22.1.3
- Affected versionversion=9.22.1.6
- Affected versionversion=9.22.2
- Affected versionversion=9.22.2.13
- Affected versionversion=9.22.2.4
- Affected versionversion=9.22.2.9
- Affected versionversion=9.23.1
- Affected versionversion=9.23.1.13
- Affected versionversion=9.23.1.3
- Affected versionversion=9.23.1.7
- Affected versionversion=9.8.1
- Affected versionversion=9.8.1.5
- Affected versionversion=9.8.1.7
- Affected versionversion=9.8.2
- Affected versionversion=9.8.2.14
- Affected versionversion=9.8.2.15
- Affected versionversion=9.8.2.17
- Affected versionversion=9.8.2.20
- Affected versionversion=9.8.2.24
- Affected versionversion=9.8.2.26
- Affected versionversion=9.8.2.28
- Affected versionversion=9.8.2.33
- Affected versionversion=9.8.2.35
- Affected versionversion=9.8.2.38
- Affected versionversion=9.8.2.45
- Affected versionversion=9.8.2.8
- Affected versionversion=9.8.3
- Affected versionversion=9.8.3.11
- Affected versionversion=9.8.3.14
- Affected versionversion=9.8.3.16
- Affected versionversion=9.8.3.18
- Affected versionversion=9.8.3.21
- Affected versionversion=9.8.3.26
- Affected versionversion=9.8.3.29
- Affected versionversion=9.8.3.8
- Affected versionversion=9.8.4
- Affected versionversion=9.8.4.10
- Affected versionversion=9.8.4.12
- Affected versionversion=9.8.4.15
- Affected versionversion=9.8.4.17
- Affected versionversion=9.8.4.20
- Affected versionversion=9.8.4.22
- Affected versionversion=9.8.4.25
- Affected versionversion=9.8.4.26
- Affected versionversion=9.8.4.29
- Affected versionversion=9.8.4.3
- Affected versionversion=9.8.4.32
- Affected versionversion=9.8.4.33
- Affected versionversion=9.8.4.34
- Affected versionversion=9.8.4.35
- Affected versionversion=9.8.4.39
- Affected versionversion=9.8.4.40
- Affected versionversion=9.8.4.41
- Affected versionversion=9.8.4.43
- Affected versionversion=9.8.4.44
- Affected versionversion=9.8.4.45
- Affected versionversion=9.8.4.46
- Affected versionversion=9.8.4.48
- Affected versionversion=9.8.4.7
- Affected versionversion=9.8.4.8
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Attacks
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| Reporting day | Unique IPs |
|---|---|
| Sep 10, 2026 | 3 |
| Sep 11, 2026 | Unavailable |
| Sep 12, 2026 | Unavailable |
| Sep 13, 2026 | Unavailable |
| Sep 14, 2026 | Unavailable |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 1 |
| Sep 16, 2026 | Unavailable |
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