Command Injection Vulnerability in Cisco Secure Firewall Software
CVE-2025-20238

6MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Cisco
Status
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (asa) Software
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software
Vendor
CVE Published:
14 August 2025

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👾 Exploit Exists

What is CVE-2025-20238?

A command injection vulnerability exists in Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance and Threat Defense Software, which may allow an authenticated local attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system with root privileges. This vulnerability arises from insufficient input validation of user-supplied commands. To exploit it, an attacker must authenticate to a device and send specially crafted input for certain commands. Successful exploitation can have serious implications, allowing the attacker to gain control over critical system functionalities.

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Affected Version(s)

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 9.8.1

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 9.8.1.5

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 9.8.1.7

References

https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/C...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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