Cisco PIX and Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) 5500 devices 7.2 before 7.2(4)2, 8.0…
Priority LOW 37Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Cisco PIX and Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) 5500 devices 7.2 before 7.2(4)2, 8.0 before 8.0(3)14, and 8.1 before 8.1(1)4, when configured as a client VPN endpoint, do not properly process IPSec client authentication, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via a crafted authentication attempt, aka Bug ID CSCso69942.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03193 88th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_5500:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.2 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_5500:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_5500:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.1 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:pix:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.2 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:pix:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:pix:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.1 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_5500:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_5500:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_5500:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:pix:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:pix:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:pix:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1 Vulnerable ·Cisco
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-2733
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gfqx-vp9r-hwg6
References
More Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance 5500 vulnerabilities
- TI-2008-02611 Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the SIP inspection functionality in Cisco PIX and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2009-01097 Memory leak on Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) 5500 Series and PIX Security… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2009-01099 Unspecified vulnerability on Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) 5500 Series and PIX… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2009-01098 Unspecified vulnerability on Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) 5500 Series devices… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2009-01095 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) 5500 Series and PIX Security Appliances 7.1(1)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2008-02615 Unspecified vulnerability in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) 5500 devices… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.1
Sources
- CVE-2008-2733 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-2733 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gfqx-vp9r-hwg6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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