The vulnerability of the SSL/TLS microprogramming system-based Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) allows attackers to induce service failures.

The vulnerability of SSL/TLS microprogramming device handlers in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances ASA and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense FTD is related to a re-liberation of memory. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to cause service interruptions remotely...

The vulnerability of the Internet Key Exchange (IKEv2) key exchange function in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) allows a attacker to induce a service failure.

The vulnerability of the Internet Key Exchange IKEv2 key exchange function in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances ASA and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense FTD is related to memory release errors. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow a malicious actor to cause service interruptions...

The vulnerability of the Internet Key Exchange (IKEv2) key exchange function in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD), as well as in Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XE operating systems, allows a attacker to cause a service failure.

The vulnerability of the Internet Key Exchange IKEv2 key exchange function in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances ASA and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense FTD, as well as in Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XE operating systems, is related to memory release errors. Exploitation of this vulnerability can allo...

Attackers Strike Back? Not Anymore -- an Ensemble of RL Defenders Awakens for APT Detection

Advanced Persistent Threats APTs represent a growing menace to modern digital infrastructure. Unlike traditional cyberattacks, APTs are stealthy, adaptive, and long-lasting, often bypassing signature-based detection systems. This paper introduces a novel framework for APT detection that unites de...

Cisco Secure Adaptive Security Appliance Remote Access VPN Web Server DoS (cisco-sa-asaftd-vpnwebs-dos-hjBhmBsX)

According to its self-reported version, Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance ASA Software is affected by a vulnerability. - A vulnerability in the Remote Access SSL VPN service for Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance ASA Software and Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense FTD Software...

Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance and Secure Firewall Threat Defense Software Network Address Translation DNS Inspection DoS (cisco-sa-asaftd-nat-dns-dos-bqhynHTM)

According to its self-reported version, Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance ASA Software is affected by a vulnerability. - A vulnerability in the function that performs IPv4 and IPv6 Network Address Translation NAT DNS inspection for Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance ASA Software an...

Retrieval-Augmented Defense: Adaptive and Controllable Jailbreak Prevention for Large Language Models

Large Language Models LLMs remain vulnerable to jailbreak attacks, which attempt to elicit harmful responses from LLMs. The evolving nature and diversity of these attacks pose many challenges for defense systems, including 1 adaptation to counter emerging attack strategies without costly...

Weak Passwords and Compromised Accounts: Key Findings from the Blue Report 2025

As security professionals, it's easy to get caught up in a race to counter the latest advanced adversary techniques. Yet the most impactful attacksoften aren't from cutting-edge exploits, but from cracked credentials and compromised accounts. Despite widespread awareness of this threat vector,...

CCFC: Core and Core-Full-Core Dual-Track Defense for LLM Jailbreak Protection

Jailbreak attacks pose a serious challenge to the safe deployment of large language models LLMs. We introduce CCFC Core & Core-Full-Core, a dual-track, prompt-level defense framework designed to mitigate LLMs' vulnerabilities from prompt injection and structure-aware jailbreak attacks. CCFC...

DDoS Attacks in Cloud Computing: Detection and Prevention

DDoS attacks are one of the most prevalent and harmful cybersecurity threats faced by organizations and individuals today. In recent years, the complexity and frequency of DDoS attacks have increased significantly, making it challenging to detect and mitigate them effectively. The study analyzes...

Adversarial Attacks on VQA-NLE: Exposing and Alleviating Inconsistencies in Visual Question Answering Explanations

Natural language explanations in visual question answering VQA-NLE aim to make black-box models more transparent by elucidating their decision-making processes. However, we find that existing VQA-NLE systems can produce inconsistent explanations and reach conclusions without genuinely understandi...

CVE-2025-20237

A vulnerability in Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance ASA Software and Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense FTD Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system with root-level privileges. To exploit this...

CVE-2025-20239

A vulnerability in the Internet Key Exchange Version 2 IKEv2 feature of Cisco IOS Software, IOS XE Software, Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance ASA Software, and Secure Firewall Threat Defense FTD Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to trigger a memory leak, resultin...

CVE-2025-20127

A vulnerability in the TLS 1.3 implementation for a specific cipher for Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance ASA Software and Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense FTD Software for Cisco Firepower 3100 and 4200 Series devices could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to consume...

CVE-2025-20220

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center FMC Software and Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense FTD Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system as root. This vulnerability is due to improper inp...

CVE-2025-20252

A vulnerability in the Internet Key Exchange Version 2 IKEv2 module of Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance ASA Software and Secure Firewall Threat Defense FTD Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to trigger a memory leak, resulting in a denial of service DoS...

CVE-2025-20136

A vulnerability in the function that performs IPv4 and IPv6 Network Address Translation NAT DNS inspection for Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance ASA Software and Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense FTD Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the device t...

CVE-2025-20217

A vulnerability in the packet inspection functionality of the Snort 3 Detection Engine of Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense FTD Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service DoS condition on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to incorrect...

CVE-2025-20133

A vulnerability in the management and VPN web servers of the Remote Access SSL VPN feature of Cisco Secure Firewall ASA Software and Secure FTD Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the device to unexpectedly stop responding, resulting in a DoS condition. This...

CVE-2025-20243

A vulnerability in the management and VPN web servers of Cisco Secure Firewall ASA Software and Secure FTD Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the device to reload unexpectedly, resulting in a DoS condition. This vulnerability is due to improper validation of...