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CVE-2025-20301

Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software Authorization Bypass Vulnerability

Published: Aug 14, 2025Updated: Aug 25, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-862
6.5MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 74.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
0 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Secure FMC Software could allow an authenticated, low-privileged, remote attacker to access troubleshoot files for a different domain. This vulnerability is due to missing authorization checks. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by directly accessing a troubleshoot file for a different domain that is managed on the same Cisco Secure FMC instance. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to retrieve a troubleshoot file for a different domain, which could allow the attacker to access sensitive information contained in the troubleshoot file.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-862

Affected Products

Cisco Systems Inc.
commercial·USaka Cisco, cisco systems
Cisco Firepower Management Center
Networking Infrastructure
secure firewall management center
Networking Infrastructure
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Exploitability

0 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-fmc-authz-bypass-M7xhnAu
sec.cloudapps.cisco.com
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-20301
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