Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software and Firepower Threat Defense Software Low-Entropy Keys Vulnerability
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
A vulnerability in the deterministic random bit generator (DRBG), also known as pseudorandom number generator (PRNG), in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software for Cisco ASA 5506-X, ASA 5508-X, and ASA 5516-X Firewalls could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a cryptographic collision, enabling the attacker to discover the private key of an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient entropy in the DRBG for the affected hardware platforms when generating cryptographic keys. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by generating a large number of cryptographic keys on an affected device and looking for collisions with target devices. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to impersonate an affected target device or to decrypt traffic secured by an affected key that is sent to or from an affected target device.
Why it matters now
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software VendorCisco Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 7
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 9.12.1 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_threat_defense:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 6.4.0 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:asa_5506-x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:asa_5506h-x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:asa_5506w-x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:asa_5508-x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:asa_5516-x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Cisco |
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 9.12.1 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_threat_defense:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 6.4.0 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:asa_5506-x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:asa_5506h-x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:asa_5506w-x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:asa_5508-x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:asa_5516-x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Cisco
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-20107
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p33m-2g5r-vx6v
References
More Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2023-20107 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-20107 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p33m-2g5r-vx6v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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