Servers and applications
CVE-2024-20481
A vulnerability in the Remote Access VPN (RAVPN) service of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) of the RAVPN service. This vulnerability is due to resource exhaustion. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a large number of VPN…
Actively exploited: CISA added it to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 24 Oct 2024.
- Severity
- Medium 5.8
- Published
- 23 Oct 2024
- Last changed
- 11 Aug 2026
- Added to UpHeron
- 1 Nov 2026
- Sources
- NVD
Affected software
| Software | Affected versions |
|---|---|
Cisco ASA and Firepower Threat DefenseServers and applications · cpe:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software |
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Known exploited
- CISA name
- Cisco ASA and FTD Denial-of-Service Vulnerability
- Required action
- Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- Due for US agencies
- 14 Nov 2024
- Used in ransomware
- Not known