Today, CISA issued Emergency Directive ED 25-03: Identify and Mitigate Potential Compromise of Cisco Devices to address vulnerabilities in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) and Cisco Firepower devices. CISA has added vulnerabilities CVE-2025-20333 and CVE-2025-20362 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog.
The Emergency Directive requires federal agencies to identify, analyze, and mitigate potential compromises immediately. Agencies must: Identify all instances of Cisco ASA and Cisco Firepower devices in operation (all versions). Collect and transmit memory files to CISA for forensic analysis by 11:59 p.m. EST Sept. 26.
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Source: US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
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