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TI-2020-03108 Aliases CVE-2020-3564GHSA-67g9-87g9-j8g9

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software and Firepower Threat Defense Software FTP Inspection Bypass Vulnerability

Priority LOW 33CWE-284Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Low · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01342 71st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
CiscoCisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Softwareall versions—No fix listedCNA
  • Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software VendorCisco Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 9.6VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_threat_defense:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 6.3.0.6; 6.4.0 to before 6.4.0.10; 6.5.0 to before 6.5.0.5; 6.6.0 to before 6.6.1VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.8.0 to before 9.8.4.26; 9.9.0 to before 9.9.2.80; 9.10.0 to before 9.10.1.44; 9.12.0 to before 9.12.4.4; 9.13.0 to before 9.13.1.13; 9.14.0 to before 9.14.1.19VulnerableCisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 9.6 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_threat_defense:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 6.3.0.6; 6.4.0 to before 6.4.0.10; 6.5.0 to before 6.5.0.5; 6.6.0 to before 6.6.1 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.8.0 to before 9.8.4.26; 9.9.0 to before 9.9.2.80; 9.10.0 to before 9.10.1.44; 9.12.0 to before 9.12.4.4; 9.13.0 to before 9.13.1.13; 9.14.0 to before 9.14.1.19 Vulnerable ·Cisco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-3564
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-67g9-87g9-j8g9

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2020-02861 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2021-17312 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software and Firepower Threat Defense Software SSL/TLS Denial of Service Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2020-03115 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2020-03075 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2020-02985 Unrestricted file upload in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2021-17313 Stack-based buffer overflow in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
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Sources

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