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CVE-2020-3187

89
FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-3187 is a critical directory traversal vulnerability in the web services interface of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software. It allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to read and delete sensitive files within the web services file system by sending crafted HTTP requests. Rated 9.1 Critical (CVSSv3.1), this flaw requires no user interaction and has a high impact on confidentiality and integrity, though deleted files are restored upon device reload and system files are not accessible. While not in CISA's KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available via ExploitDB and Nuclei templates, and it has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating active awareness and potential for exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 6.2.3, < 6.2.3.16CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_threat_defense:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 6.3.0, < 6.3.0.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_threat_defense:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 6.4.0, < 6.4.0.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_threat_defense:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 6.5.0, < 6.5.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_threat_defense:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.6\(4\)CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asa_5505_firmware:9.6\(4\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

9.1CRITICAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.2
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
96.59%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
Nuclei: CVE-2020-3187 · Jul 25, 2020
ExploitDB: EDB-48723 · Jul 29, 2020
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.9659 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 36,862 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

ciscovendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

packetstormsecurity.com / files/158648/Cisco-Adaptive-Security-Appliance-Software-9.7-Arbitrary-File-Deletion.html
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
tools.cisco.com / security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-asaftd-path-JE3azWw43
Vendor Advisory