CVE-2025-20268
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BaseFortify

Publication date: 2025-08-14

Last updated on: 2025-08-15

Assigner: Cisco Systems, Inc.

Description
A vulnerability in the Geolocation-Based Remote Access (RA) VPN feature of Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass configured policies to allow or deny HTTP connections based on a country or region. This vulnerability exists because the URL string is not fully parsed. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP connection through the targeted device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass configured policies and gain access to a network where the connection should have been denied.
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Published
2025-08-14
Last Modified
2025-08-15
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2026-05-07
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2025-08-14
EPSS Evaluated
2026-05-05
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Affected Vendors & Products
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Vendor Product Version / Range
cisco secure_firewall_threat_defense 7.7.0
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CWE ID Description
CWE-229 The product does not properly handle when the expected number of values for parameters, fields, or arguments is not provided in input, or if those values are undefined.
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?

This vulnerability exists in the Geolocation-Based Remote Access VPN feature of Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Software. It allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass configured policies that control HTTP connections based on country or region. The issue arises because the URL string is not fully parsed, enabling an attacker to send a specially crafted HTTP connection that can circumvent these policies.


How can this vulnerability impact me? :

The vulnerability can allow an attacker to bypass network access policies that restrict HTTP connections by geographic location. This means an attacker could gain unauthorized access to a network or resources that should have been denied based on the configured geolocation policies, potentially leading to unauthorized network access or data exposure.


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