BugZero | Cisco BugID CSCwf77191 - ASA appliance mode

Cisco - Defect ID: CSCwf77191

ASA appliance mode - 'connect fxos [admin]' will get ERROR: failed to open connection.

Cisco - Defect ID: CSCwf77191

ASA appliance mode - 'connect fxos [admin]' will get ERROR: failed to open connection.

Last updated on July 9th, 2025

BugZero Risk Score
6.1 Medium

Overall: 6.1

Severity: 6.4

Lifecycle: 9.1

Popularity: 5.1

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Bug Details

Description

Symptom

SSH access to ASA and then run connect fxos admin will get following error, even after using local console. ciscoasa# connect fxos admin Configuring session. . Connecting to FXOS. ERROR: failed to open connection. Connection with FXOS terminated. Error connecting to FXOS Type help or '?' for a list of available commands. ciscoasa#

Conditions

In ASA appliance-mode, continually run 'connect fxos' followed by 'exit' from the FXOS CLI. Eventually, 'connect fxos [admin]' from ASA appliance mode Lina CLI will fail with "ERROR: failed to open connection". SSH is not required, this is reproducible from the console.

Workaround

Reload the device

Further Problem Description

Change history

2025-03-27 Added: 009.018(000.003), 9.13.1, 9.13.1.10, 9.13.1.12, 9.13.1.13, 9.13.1.16, 9.13.1.19, 9.13.1.2, 9.13.1.21, 9.13.1.7, 9.14.1, 9.14.1.10, 9.14.1.15, 9.14.1.19, 9.14.1.30, 9.14.1.6, 9.14.2, 9.14.2.13, 9.14.2.15, 9.14.2.4, 9.14.2.8, 9.14.3, 9.14.3.1, 9.14.3.11, 9.14.3.13, 9.14.3.15, 9.14.3.18, 9.14.3.9, 9.14.4, 9.14.4.12, 9.14.4.13, 9.14.4.14, 9.14.4.15, 9.14.4.17, 9.14.4.22, 9.14.4.23, 9.14.4.24, 9.14.4.6, 9.14.4.7, 9.15.1, 9.15.1.1, 9.15.1.10, 9.15.1.15, 9.15.1.16, 9.15.1.17, 9.15.1.21, 9.15.1.7, 9.16.1, 9.16.1.28, 9.16.2, 9.16.2.11, 9.16.2.13, 9.16.2.14, 9.16.2.3, 9.16.2.7, 9.16.3, 9.16.3.14, 9.16.3.15, 9.16.3.19, 9.16.3.23, 9.16.3.3, 9.16.4, 9.16.4.14, 9.16.4.18, 9.16.4.19, 9.16.4.27, 9.16.4.9, 9.17.1, 9.17.1.10, 9.17.1.11, 9.17.1.13, 9.17.1.15, 9.17.1.20, 9.17.1.30, 9.17.1.33, 9.17.1.39, 9.17.1.45, 9.17.1.46, 9.17.1.7, 9.17.1.9, 9.18.1, 9.18.1.3, 9.18.2, 9.18.2.5, 9.18.2.7, 9.18.2.8, 9.18.3, 9.18.3.39, 9.18.3.46, 9.18.3.53, 9.19.1, 9.19.1.12, 9.19.1.18, 9.19.1.5, 9.19.1.9

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Relevant Products

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Affected versions:009.018(000.003), 9.13.1, 9.13.1.10, 9.13.1.12, 9.13.1.13, 9.13.1.16, 9.13.1.19, 9.13.1.2, 9.13.1.21, 9.13.1.7, 9.14.1, 9.14.1.10, 9.14.1.15, 9.14.1.19, 9.14.1.30, 9.14.1.6, 9.14.2, 9.14.2.13, 9.14.2.15, 9.14.2.4, 9.14.2.8, 9.14.3, 9.14.3.1, 9.14.3.11, 9.14.3.13, 9.14.3.15, 9.14.3.18, 9.14.3.9, 9.14.4, 9.14.4.12, 9.14.4.13, 9.14.4.14, 9.14.4.15, 9.14.4.17, 9.14.4.22, 9.14.4.23, 9.14.4.24, 9.14.4.6, 9.14.4.7, 9.15.1, 9.15.1.1, 9.15.1.10, 9.15.1.15, 9.15.1.16, 9.15.1.17, 9.15.1.21, 9.15.1.7, 9.16.1, 9.16.1.28, 9.16.2, 9.16.2.11, 9.16.2.13, 9.16.2.14, 9.16.2.3, 9.16.2.7, 9.16.3, 9.16.3.14, 9.16.3.15, 9.16.3.19, 9.16.3.23, 9.16.3.3, 9.16.4, 9.16.4.14, 9.16.4.18, 9.16.4.19, 9.16.4.27, 9.16.4.9, 9.17.1, 9.17.1.10, 9.17.1.11, 9.17.1.13, 9.17.1.15, 9.17.1.20, 9.17.1.30, 9.17.1.33, 9.17.1.39, 9.17.1.45, 9.17.1.46, 9.17.1.7, 9.17.1.9, 9.18.1, 9.18.1.3, 9.18.2, 9.18.2.5, 9.18.2.7, 9.18.2.8, 9.18.3, 9.18.3.39, 9.18.3.46, 9.18.3.53, 9.19.1, 9.19.1.12, 9.19.1.18, 9.19.1.5, 9.19.1.9

Fixed versions: No known fixed versions

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Fixed versions: No known fixed versions

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Cisco - Defect ID: CSCwf77191

ASA appliance mode - 'connect fxos [admin]' will get ERROR: failed to open connection.

Cisco - Defect ID: CSCwf77191

ASA appliance mode - 'connect fxos [admin]' will get ERROR: failed to open connection.

Last updated on July 9th, 2025

BugZero Risk Score6.1 Medium

Bug Details

Symptom

Conditions

Workaround

Further Problem Description

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