CVE-2025-20301 | Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software Authorization Bypass Vulnerability

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Secure FMC Software could allow an authenticated, low-privileged, remote attacker to access troubleshoot files for a different domain. This vulnerability is due to missing authorization checks. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by directly accessing a troubleshoot file for a different domain that is managed on the same Cisco Secure FMC instance. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to retrieve a troubleshoot file for a different domain, which could allow the attacker to access sensitive information contained in the troubleshoot file.

Published: 2025-08-14 Last update: 2025-08-25 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2025-20301 is rated Low Risk (31.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.05%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-20301

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 2026-03-10 0.04% 0.05% +0.01%
2 2026-01-10 0.05% 0.04% -0.01%
3 2025-10-21 0.05%

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-20301

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.8 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-20301

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-20301

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 6.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 6.2.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 6.2.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 6.2.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 6.2.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 6.2.3.5 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.2.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 6.2.3.6 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.2.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 6.2.3.7 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.2.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 6.2.3.8 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.2.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 6.2.3.9 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.2.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 6.2.3.10 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.2.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 6.2.3.11 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.2.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 6.2.3.12 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.2.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 6.2.3.13 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.2.3.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 6.2.3.14 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.2.3.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 6.2.3.15 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.2.3.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 6.2.3.16 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.2.3.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 6.2.3.17 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.2.3.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 6.2.3.18 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.2.3.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 6.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 6.4.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 6.4.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 6.4.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 6.4.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 6.4.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 6.4.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 6.4.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.4.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 6.4.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.4.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 6.4.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.4.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 6.4.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.4.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 6.4.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.4.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 6.4.0.12 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.4.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 6.4.0.13 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.4.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 6.4.0.14 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.4.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 6.4.0.15 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.4.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 6.4.0.16 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.4.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 6.4.0.17 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.4.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 6.4.0.18 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.4.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 6.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 6.6.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 6.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 6.6.3 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 6.6.4 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 6.6.5 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 6.6.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.6.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 6.6.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.6.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 6.6.7 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 6.6.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.6.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 6.6.7.2 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.6.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 7.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 7.0.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:7.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 7.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 7.0.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:7.0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 7.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 7.0.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:7.0.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 7.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 7.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 7.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 7.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 7.0.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:7.0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 7.0.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:7.0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 7.0.6.3 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:7.0.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 7.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:7.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 7.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 7.1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:7.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 7.1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:7.1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 7.1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:7.1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 7.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:7.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 7.2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:7.2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 7.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:7.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 7.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:7.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 7.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:7.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 7.2.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:7.2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 7.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:7.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 7.2.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:7.2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 7.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:7.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 7.2.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:7.2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 7.2.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:7.2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 7.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:7.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 7.2.7 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:7.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2025-20301

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