The Secure Shell (SSH) implementation on Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) devices, and in Cisco Firewall Services Module (FWSM), does not properly terminate sessions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (SSH service outage) by repeatedly establishing SSH connections, aka Bug IDs CSCue63881, CSCuf51892, CSCue78671, and CSCug26937.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2013-1193 is rated Moderate Risk (43.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.23%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 0.68% | 1.23% | +0.56% |
| 2 | 2025-03-17 | 0.16% | 0.68% | +0.52% |
| 3 | 2024-09-17 | — | 0.16% | — |
Full EPSS history (6 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| cisco | firewall_services_module | — | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:firewall_services_module:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | adaptive_security_appliance_software | — | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2013-1193 | Vendor Advisory |