CVE-2023-20269Used in ransomware
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance and Firepower Threat Defense
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance and Firepower Threat Defense Unauthorized Access Vulnerability
What it is
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance and Firepower Threat Defense contain an unauthorized access vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a brute force attack in an attempt to identify valid username and password combinations or establish a clientless SSL VPN session with an unauthorized user.
What to do
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions for group-lock and vpn-simultaneous-logins or discontinue use of the product for unsupported devices.
Vendor notices and references
- sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-asaftd-ravp
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-20269
Description and required action as published by CISA. Full record at NVD.
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