VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2020-3564

CVSS score5.3 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.34%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2020-10-21
Last modified2026-08-11
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Description

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-284: Improper Access Control
  • CWE-436: Interpretation Conflict

Primary references