# CVE-2025-20268: Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Software Geolocation Remote Access VPN Bypass Vulnerability

> An unauthenticated remote attacker can bypass geolocation-based VPN access controls by sending crafted HTTP requests, gaining unauthorized network access.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Aug 2025
- **Updated:** 14 Aug 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6f5f-5ghv-m9h2

## What is CVE-2025-20268?

CVE-2025-20268 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software, published on 14 Aug 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability in the Geolocation-Based Remote Access (RA) VPN feature of Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass configured policies to allow or deny HTTP connections based on a country or region.

This vulnerability exists because the URL string is not fully parsed. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP connection through the targeted device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass configured policies and gain access to a network where the connection should have been denied.

Weakness: CWE-229 (Improper Handling of Values)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-20268?


## How do I fix CVE-2025-20268?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-20268 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-20268 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-20268 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-20268 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-20268 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software, published on 14 Aug 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-20268 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-20268/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-20268/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-20268
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-20268
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-20268

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-20268/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.