CVE-2025-20301
Published: 14 August 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-20301 is a medium-severity Missing Authorization (CWE-862) vulnerability in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center. Its CVSS base score is 6.5 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked at the 42.3th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-24885
Vulnerability details
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…
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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.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Requiring an access control policy ensures authorization checks are defined and applied for critical functions.
Reviews of access controls detect missing authorization checks on critical functions or resources.
Documenting permitted unauthenticated actions prevents missing authorization by making all exceptions explicit and subject to organizational review.
Requiring attribute association with information prevents authorization from being performed without necessary security or privacy context.
Mandating authorization prior to allowing remote connections addresses missing authorization for remote access.
Mandating authorization before wireless connections are allowed prevents missing authorization for wireless access.
The control requires authorization before allowing mobile device connections, directly mitigating missing authorization for system access.
Requiring approvals for account creation and specifying authorizations ensures authorization is not missing for system access.