A vulnerability in the web services of Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software, Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software, Cisco IOS Software, Cisco IOS XE Software, and Cisco IOS XR Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker (Cisco ASA and FTD Software) or authenticated, remote attacker (Cisco IOS, IOS XE, and IOS XR Software) with low user privileges to execute arbitrary code on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper validation of user-supplied input in HTTP requests. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted HTTP requests to a targeted web service on an affected device after obtaining additional information about the system, overcoming exploit mitigations, or both. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code as root, which may lead to the complete compromise of the affected device. For more information about this vulnerability, see the Details ["#details"] section of this advisory.
This vulnerability carries a CRITICAL severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 9.0, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network but requires specific conditions to be met without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 6 products from cisco, from cisco, from cisco and 3 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Reported in 2025, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.
2025-09-25T16:15:32.497
2026-02-10T17:12:01.947
Analyzed
CVSSv3.1: 9.0 (CRITICAL)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | cisco | ios_xr | 6.5.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | cisco | ios_xr | 6.5.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | cisco | ios_xr | 6.5.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | cisco | ios_xr | 6.6.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | cisco | ios_xr | 6.6.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | cisco | ios_xr | 6.6.25 | Yes |
| Operating System | cisco | ios_xr | 6.7.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | cisco | ios_xr | 6.7.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | cisco | ios_xr | 6.7.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | cisco | ios_xr | 6.8.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | cisco | ios_xr | 6.8.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | cisco | ios_xr | 6.9.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | cisco | ios_xr | 6.9.2 | Yes |
| Hardware | cisco | asr_9001 | - | No |
| Operating System | cisco | adaptive_security_appliance_software | < 9.12.4.72 | Yes |
| Operating System | cisco | adaptive_security_appliance_software | < 9.14.4.28 | Yes |
| Operating System | cisco | adaptive_security_appliance_software | < 9.16.4.84 | Yes |
| Operating System | cisco | adaptive_security_appliance_software | < 9.18.4.57 | Yes |
| Operating System | cisco | adaptive_security_appliance_software | < 9.19.1.42 | Yes |
| Operating System | cisco | adaptive_security_appliance_software | < 9.20.3.16 | Yes |
| Operating System | cisco | adaptive_security_appliance_software | < 9.22.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | cisco | adaptive_security_appliance_software | < 9.23.1.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | cisco | ios | ≤ 15.9\(3\)m11 | Yes |
| Operating System | cisco | ios_xe | ≤ 17.17.1 | Yes |
| Application | cisco | firepower_threat_defense | < 7.0.8 | Yes |
| Application | cisco | firepower_threat_defense | < 7.2.10 | Yes |
| Application | cisco | firepower_threat_defense | < 7.4.2.3 | Yes |
| Application | cisco | firepower_threat_defense | < 7.7.10 | Yes |
| Application | cisco | firepower_threat_defense | 7.6.0 | Yes |
SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For cisco's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.