Check Point Advisories

Cisco Multiple Products Authentication Bypass (CVE-2018-0296; CVE-2025-20362)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2025-2374
Date Published:	1 Jul 2018
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Monday 26 January, 2026
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2018-0296 CVE-2025-20362
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software 9.1.0 prior to 9.1.7.29 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software 9.2.0 prior to 9.2.4.33 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software 9.3.0 prior to 9.4.4.18 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software 9.5.0 prior to 9.6.4.8 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software 9.7.0 prior to 9.7.1.24 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software 9.8.0 prior to 9.8.2.28 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software 9.9.0 prior to 9.9.2.1 Cisco Firepower Threat Defense 6.0 prior to 6.1.0 Cisco Firepower Threat Defense 6.2.1 prior to 6.2.2.3 Cisco Firepower Threat Defense 6.2.3 Cisco Firepower Threat Defense 6.2.3-85.02 Cisco Firepower Threat Defense 6.2.3-851 Cisco Firepower Threat Defense 6.2.3.1 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software 9.12.0 to 9.12.4.72 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software 9.14.0 to 9.14.4.28 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software 9.16.0 to 9.16.4.85 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software 9.17.0 to 9.18.4.67 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software 9.19.0 to 9.20.4.10 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software 9.22.0 to 9.22.2.14 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software 9.23.0 to 9.23.1.19 Cisco Firepower Threat Defense 7.0.0 to 7.0.8.1 Cisco Firepower Threat Defense 7.1.0 7.2.10.2 Cisco Firepower Threat Defense 7.3.0 to 7.4.2.4 Cisco Firepower Threat Defense 7.6.0 to 7.6.2.1 Cisco Firepower Threat Defense 7.7.0 to 7.7.10.1
Vulnerability Description	An authentication bypass vulnerability in multiple Cisco products allows remote attackers to access restricted URL endpoints by sending crafted HTTP requests, potentially compromising the system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Cisco Multiple Products Authentication Bypass protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Cisco Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Cisco Multiple Products Authentication Bypass