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CVE-2025-20268 Detail

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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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ftd-ravpn-geobypass-9h38M37Z Cisco Systems, Inc.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-229 Improper Handling of Values Cisco Systems, Inc.  

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2025-20268
NVD Published Date:
08/14/2025
NVD Last Modified:
08/15/2025
Source:
Cisco Systems, Inc.