Federal agencies given one day to patch exploited Cisco firewall bugs

Federal agencies given one day to patch exploited Cisco firewall bugs

Federal agencies are required to urgently patch critical vulnerabilities CVE-2025-30333 and CVE-2025-20362 in Cisco ASA firewalls to prevent exploitation by sophisticated threat actors. The ongoing campaign, linked to state-sponsored hackers, has targeted large organizations worldwide, emphasizing the need for immediate action. #CVE-2025-30333 #ArcaneDoor

Keypoints

  • Federal agencies must implement emergency patches for Cisco ASA vulnerabilities by Friday evening.
  • The vulnerabilities have high severity scores and are exploited using chained attacks by advanced hackers.
  • Cisco identified ongoing sophisticated campaigns, including the ArcaneDoor operation, possibly linked to Chinese state actors.
  • Affected devices include legacy Cisco ASA Series platforms with some nearing end-of-support dates.
  • Cisco recommends resetting devices to factory defaults and reconfiguring security credentials after updates.

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