CVE-2025-59595
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedCVE-2025-59595 is an internally discovered denial of service vulnerability in versions of Secure Access prior to 14.12. An attacker can send a specially crafted packet to a server in a non-default configuration and cause the server to crash.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThis is a denial of service vulnerability in Secure Access (versions prior to 14.12) where an attacker can crash the server by sending a specially crafted packet. The vulnerability only affects servers running in a non-default configuration.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 14.12CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Absolute Secure Access installationLocate the Absolute Secure Access installation directory or check system services for 'Absolute Secure Access' or 'asa' processes running.Affected if The product is not installed or not running on the system.
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Determine installed versionUse the product's CLI or GUI interface to retrieve the version number, typically via 'asa --version', 'asa version', or checking the About/Version section in the client/server interface.Affected if The installed version is lower than 14.12 (e.g., 14.11, 14.10, earlier).
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Identify server configuration modeExamine the server configuration file or running configuration settings. Look for configuration parameters that deviate from default values, particularly network settings, listener configurations, or security policy settings.Affected if The server is running with a non-default (custom) configuration - this is the key condition since the vulnerability only affects non-default setups.
The system is affected only if Absolute Secure Access version is below 14.12 AND the server is running in a non-default configuration; if running default configuration or version 14.12+, the vulnerability does not apply.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped14.12
Upgrade to Secure Access version 14.12 or later to remediate this vulnerability.
14.12
- Upgrade Secure Access to version 14.12 or later to remediate the vulnerability
- After upgrading, verify the server is running properly and the service is accessible
- Test that the specially crafted packet no longer causes the server to crash
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Implementation3.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-59595 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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