CVE-2020-3564 json
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software and Firepower Threat Defense Software FTP Inspection Bypass Vulnerability
published 2020-10-21 6 y ago modified 2026-08-11 2 mo ago also EUVD-2020-24835
- cvss
- 5.8
- version 3.0, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.3%
- EPSS 1.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 71%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A vulnerability in the FTP inspection engine of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass FTP inspection. The vulnerability is due to ineffective flow tracking of FTP traffic. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted FTP traffic through an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass FTP inspection and successfully complete FTP connections.
Patch / fix
- cisco adaptive_security_appliance 9.6
- cisco secure_firewall_threat_defense 6.3.0.6, 6.4.0.10, 6.5.0.5, 6.6.1
- cisco adaptive_security_appliance_software 9.8.4.26, 9.9.2.80, 9.10.1.44, 9.12.4.4, 9.13.1.13, 9.14.1.19
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 23 mo ago
Exploit prediction
1.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 71% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.0 | 5.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Affected products
- Cisco Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software
Classification
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-3564
- NVD CVE-2020-3564
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