First Published: May 5, 2022

Last Updated: November 14, 2023

Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Compatibility Guide

This guide provides software and hardware compatibility for Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense. For related compatibility guides, see Additional Resources.


Note

Not all software versions, especially patches, apply to all platforms. A quick way to tell if a version is supported is that its upgrade/installation packages are posted on the Cisco Support & Download site. If the site is "missing" an upgrade or installation package, that version is not supported. You can also check the release notes and End-of-Life Announcements. If you feel a version is missing in error, contact Cisco TAC.

Additional Resources

Table 1.

Description

Resources

Sustaining bulletins provide support timelines for the Cisco Next Generation Firewall product line, including management platforms and operating systems.

Cisco NGFW Product Line Software Release and Sustaining Bulletin

Compatibility guides provide detailed compatibility information for supported hardware models and software versions, including bundled components and integrated products.

Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Compatibility Guide

Cisco Firepower 4100/9300 FXOS Compatibility

Release notes provide critical and release-specific information, including upgrade warnings and behavior changes. Release notes also contain quicklinks to upgrade and installation instructions.

Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Release Notes

Cisco Firepower 4100/9300 FXOS Release Notes

New Feature guides provide information on new and deprecated features by release.

Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center New Features by Release

Cisco Secure Firewall Device Manager New Features by Release

Documentation roadmaps provide links to currently available and legacy documentation. Try the roadmaps if what you are looking for is not listed above.

Navigating the Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Documentation

Navigating the Cisco FXOS Documentation

Threat Defense Platform Summary

These tables summarize the supported devices and management methods for threat defense. For details on device management, including managing an older device with a newer management center, see Threat Defense Management.


Note

Version 7.4.0 is available only on the Secure Firewall Management Center and the Secure Firewall 4200. A Version 7.4.0 management center can manage older versions of other device models, but you must use a Secure Firewall 4200 for features that require threat defense 7.4.0. Support for all other device platforms will resume in a future release.

Threat Defense Hardware

Table 2. Secure Firewall Threat Defense Hardware by Manager and Version

Device Platform

Device Versions: With Management Center

Device Versions: With Device Manager

Customer-Deployed Management Center

Cloud-delivered Firewall Management Center *

Device Manager Only

Device Manager + CDO

Firepower 1010, 1120, 1140

6.4+

7.0.3+

6.4+

6.4+

Firepower 1010E

7.2.3+

No support in 7.3

7.2.3+

No support in 7.3

7.2.3+

No support in 7.3

7.2.3+

No support in 7.3

Firepower 1150

6.5+

7.0.3+

6.5+

6.5+

Firepower 2110, 2120, 2130, 2140

6.2.1+

7.0.3+

6.2.1+

6.4+

Secure Firewall 3105

7.3.1+

7.3.1+

7.3.1+

7.3.1+

Secure Firewall 3110, 3120, 3130, 3140

7.1+

7.0.3+

7.1+

7.1+

Firepower 4110, 4120, 4140

6.0.1 to 7.2

7.2+

6.5 to 7.2

6.5 to 7.2

Firepower 4150

6.1 to 7.2

7.2+

6.5 to 7.2

6.5 to 7.2

Firepower 4115, 4125, 4145

6.4+

7.0.3+

6.5+

6.5+

Firepower 4112

6.6+

7.0.3+

6.6+

6.6+

Secure Firewall 4215, 4225, 4245

7.4.0+

7.4.0+

—

—

Firepower 9300: SM-24, SM-36, SM-44

6.0.1 to 7.2

7.0.3+

6.5 to 7.2

6.5 to 7.2

Firepower 9300: SM-40, SM-48, SM-56

6.4+

7.0.3+

6.5+

6.5+

ISA 3000

6.2.3+

7.0.3+

6.2.3+

6.4+

ASA 5506-X, 5506H-X, 5506W-X

6.0.1 to 6.2.3

—

6.1 to 6.2.3

—

ASA 5508-X, 5516-X

6.0.1 to 7.0

7.0.3 to 7.0.x

6.1 to 7.0

6.4 to 7.0

ASA 5512-X

6.0.1 to 6.2.3

—

6.1 to 6.2.3

—

ASA 5515-X

6.0.1 to 6.4

—

6.1 to 6.4

6.4

ASA 5525-X, 5545-X, 5555-X

6.0.1 to 6.6

—

6.1 to 6.6

6.4 to 6.6

* The cloud-delivered Firewall Management Center cannot manage threat defense devices running Version 7.1, or Classic devices running any version. You cannot upgrade a cloud-managed device from Version 7.0.x to Version 7.1 unless you unregister and disable cloud management. We recommend you upgrade the device directly to Version 7.2+.

Threat Defense Virtual

Table 3. Threat Defense Virtual by Manager and Version

Device Platform

Device Versions: With Management Center

Device Versions: With Device Manager

Customer-Deployed Management Center

Cloud-delivered Firewall Management Center *

Device Manager Only

Device Manager + CDO

Public Cloud

Alibaba

7.2+

7.2+

—

—

AWS

6.0.1+

7.0.3+

6.6+

6.6+

Azure

6.2+

7.0.3+

6.5+

6.5+

GCP

6.7+

7.0.3+

7.2+

7.2+

OCI

6.7+

7.0.3+

—

—

On-Prem/Private Cloud

HyperFlex

7.0+

7.0.3+

7.0+

7.0+

KVM

6.1+

7.0.3+

6.2.3+

6.4+

Nutanix

7.0+

7.0.3+

7.0+

7.0+

OpenStack

7.0+

7.0.3+

—

—
VMware 7.0

7.0+

7.0.3+

7.0+

7.0+

VMware 6.7

6.5+

7.0.3+

6.5+

6.5+

VMware 6.5

6.2.3+

7.0.3+

6.2.3+

6.4+

VMware 6.0

6.0 to 6.7

—

6.2.2 to 6.7

6.4 to 6.7

VMware 5.5

6.0.1 to 6.2.3

—

6.2.2 to 6.2.3

—

VMware 5.1

6.0.1 only

—

—

—

* The cloud-delivered Firewall Management Center cannot manage threat defense devices running Version 7.1, or Classic devices running any version. You cannot upgrade a cloud-managed device from Version 7.0.x to Version 7.1 unless you unregister and disable cloud management. We recommend you upgrade the device directly to Version 7.2+.

Threat Defense Hardware

Firepower 1000/2100 Series

Firepower 1000/2100 series devices use the FXOS operating system. Upgrading threat defense automatically upgrades FXOS. For information on bundled FXOS versions, see Bundled Components.

These devices can also run ASA instead of threat defense; see Cisco Secure Firewall ASA Compatibility.

Table 4. Firepower 1000/2100 Series Compatibility

Threat Defense

Firepower 1150

Firepower 1010E

Firepower 1010

Firepower 1120

Firepower 1140

Firepower 2110

Firepower 2120

Firepower 2130

Firepower 2140

7.4

—

—

—

—

7.3

YES

—

YES

YES

7.2

YES

YES

Requires 7.2.3+

YES

YES

7.1

YES

—

YES

YES

7.0

YES

—

YES

YES

6.7

YES

—

YES

YES

6.6

YES

—

YES

YES

6.5

YES

—

YES

YES

6.4

—

—

YES

YES

6.3

—

—

—

YES

6.2.3

—

—

—

YES

6.2.2

—

—

—

YES

6.2.1

—

—

—

YES

Secure Firewall 3100/4200 Series

Secure Firewall 3100/4200 series devices use the FXOS operating system. Upgrading threat defense automatically upgrades FXOS. For information on bundled FXOS versions, see Bundled Components.

These devices can also run ASA instead of threat defense; see Cisco Secure Firewall ASA Compatibility.

Table 5. Secure Firewall 3100/4200 Series Compatibility

Threat Defense

Secure Firewall 4215

Secure Firewall 4225

Secure Firewall 4245

Secure Firewall 3105

Secure Firewall 3110

Secure Firewall 3120

Secure Firewall 3130

Secure Firewall 3140

7.4

YES

—

—

7.3

—

YES

YES

7.2

—

—

YES

7.1

—

—

YES

Firepower 4100/9300

For the Firepower 4100/9300, major threat defense versions have a specially qualified and recommended companion FXOS version, listed below in bold. Use these combinations whenever possible, because we perform enhanced testing for them.

These devices can also run ASA instead of threat defense. With ASA 9.12+ and threat defense 6.4.0+, you can run both ASA and threat defense on separate modules in the same Firepower 9300 chassis. For more information, see Cisco Firepower 4100/9300 FXOS Compatibility .

To resolve issues, you may need to upgrade FXOS to the latest build. To help you decide, see the Cisco Firepower 4100/9300 FXOS Release Notes.


Note

To perform flow offload in the following major version sequences, you must be running a specific combination of threat defense and FXOS:

  • Version 6.2.2.x: Version 6.2.2.2+ on FXOS 2.3.1.130+

  • Version 6.2.0.x: Version 6.2.0.3+ on either FXOS 2.2.1.x or FXOS 2.2.2, builds 17-86

Table 6. Firepower 4100/9300 Compatibility

Threat Defense

FXOS

Firepower 9300

Firepower 4100 Series

SM-24

SM-36

SM-44

SM-40

SM-48

SM-56

4110

4120

4140

4150

4112

4115

4125

4145

7.4

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

7.3

2.13.0.198+

—

YES

—

—

YES

YES

7.2

2.12.0.31+

2.13.0.198+

YES

no 2.13+

YES

YES

no 2.13+

YES

no 2.13+

YES

YES

7.1

2.11.1.154+

2.12.0.31+

2.13.0.198+

YES

no 2.13+

YES

YES

no 2.13+

YES

no 2.13+

YES

YES

7.0

2.10.1.159+

2.11.1.154+

2.12.0.31+

2.13.0.198+

YES

no 2.13+

YES

YES

no 2.13+

YES

no 2.13+

YES

YES

6.7

2.9.1.131+

2.10.1.159+

2.11.1.154+

2.12.0.31+

2.13.0.198+

YES

no 2.13+

YES

YES

no 2.13+

YES

no 2.13+

YES

YES

6.6

2.8.1.105+

2.9.1.131+

2.10.1.159+

2.11.1.154+

2.12.0.31+

2.13.0.198+

YES

no 2.13+

YES

YES

no 2.13+

YES

no 2.13+

YES

YES

6.5

2.7.1.92+

2.8.1.105+

2.9.1.131+

2.10.1.159+

2.11.1.154+

2.12.0.31+

YES

YES

YES

YES

—

YES

6.4

2.6.1.157+

2.7.1.92+

2.8.1.105+

2.9.1.131+

2.10.1.159+

2.11.1.154+

2.12.0.31+

YES

YES

YES

YES

—

YES

6.3

2.4.1.214+

2.6.1.157+

2.7.1.92+

2.8.1.105+

2.9.1.131+

2.10.1.159+

2.11.1.154+

2.12.0.31+

YES

—

YES

YES

—

—

6.2.3

2.3.1.73+

2.4.1.214+

2.6.1.157+

2.7.1.92+

2.8.1.105+

Note

 

Firepower 6.2.3.16+ requires FXOS 2.3.1.157+.

YES

—

YES

YES

—

—

6.2.2

2.2.2.x

2.3.1.73+

2.4.1.214+

2.6.1.157+

2.7.1.92+

YES

—

YES

YES

—

—

6.2.1

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

6.2.0

2.1.1.x, 2.2.1.x, 2.2.2.x

2.3.1.73+

2.4.1.214+

2.6.1.157+

YES

—

YES

YES

—

—

6.1

2.0.1.x

2.1.1.x

2.3.1.73+

YES

—

YES

YES

—

—

6.0.1

1.1.4.x

2.0.1.x

YES

—

YES

—

—

—

ASA 5500-X Series and ISA 3000

ASA 5500-X series and ISA 3000 devices use the ASA operating system. Upgrading threat defense automatically upgrades ASA. For information on the bundled ASA versions, see Bundled Components.

Version 7.0 is the last major threat defense release that supports ASA 5500-X series devices.

Table 7. ASA 5500-X Series and ISA 3000 Compatibility

Threat Defense

ISA 3000

ASA 5508-X

ASA 5516-X

ASA 5525-X

ASA 5545-X

ASA 5555-X

ASA 5515-X

ASA 5506-X

ASA 5506H-X

ASA 5506W-X

ASA 5512-X

7.4

—

—

—

—

—

7.3

YES

—

—

—

—

7.2

YES

—

—

—

—

7.1

YES

—

—

—

—

7.0

YES

YES

—

—

—

6.7

YES

YES

—

—

—

6.6

YES

YES

YES

—

—

6.5

YES

YES

YES

—

—

6.4

YES

YES

YES

YES

—

6.3

YES

YES

YES

YES

—

6.2.3

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

6.2.2

—

YES

YES

YES

YES

6.2.1

—

—

—

—

—

6.2.0

—

YES

YES

YES

YES

6.1

—

YES

YES

YES

YES

6.0.1

—

YES

YES

YES

YES

Threat Defense Virtual

In Version 7.0 and later, threat defense virtual supports performance-tiered Smart Software Licensing, based on throughput requirements and remote access VPN session limits. For more information on supported instances, throughputs, and other hosting requirements deployments, see theCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual Getting Started Guide for your version.

Table 8. Threat Defense Virtual Compatibility: Public Cloud

Threat Defense Virtual

Alibaba

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Microsoft Azure (Azure)

Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)

7.4

—

—

—

—

—

7.3

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

7.2

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

7.1

—

YES

YES

YES

YES

7.0

—

YES

YES

YES

YES

6.7

—

YES

YES

YES

YES

6.6

—

YES

YES

—

—

6.6

—

YES

YES

—

—

6.4

—

YES

YES

—

—

6.3

—

YES

YES

—

—

6.2.3

—

YES

YES

—

—

6.2.2

—

YES

YES

—

—

6.2.1

—

—

—

—

—

6.2

—

YES

YES

—

—

6.1

—

YES

—

—

—

6.0.1

—

YES

—

—

—
Table 9. Threat Defense Virtual Compatibility: On-Prem/Private Cloud

Threat Defense Virtual

VMware vSphere/VMware ESXi

Cisco HyperFlex (HyperFlex)

Kernel-Based Virtual Machine (KVM)

Nutanix Enterprise Cloud (Nutanix)

OpenStack

7.4

—

—

—

—

—

7.3

YES

VMware 6.5, 6.7, 7.0

YES

YES

YES

YES

7.2

YES

VMware 6.5, 6.7, 7.0

YES

YES

YES

YES

7.1

YES

VMware 6.5, 6.7, 7.0

YES

YES

YES

YES

7.0

YES

VMware 6.5, 6.7, 7.0

YES

YES

YES

YES

6.7

YES

VMware 6.0, 6.5, 6.7

—

YES

—

—

6.6

YES

VMware 6.0, 6.5, 6.7

—

YES

—

—

6.5

YES

VMware 6.0, 6.5, 6.7

—

YES

—

—

6.4

YES

VMware 6.0, 6.5

—

YES

—

—

6.3

YES

VMware 6.0, 6.5

—

YES

—

—

6.2.3

YES

VMware 5.5, 6.0, 6.5

—

YES

—

—

6.2.2

YES

VMware 5.5, 6.0

—

YES

—

—

6.2.1

—

—

—

—

—

6.2.0

YES

VMware 5.5, 6.0

—

YES

—

—

6.1

YES

VMware 5.5, 6.0

—

YES

—

—

6.0.1

YES

VMware 5.1, 5.5

—

—

—

—

Threat Defense High Availability and Clustering

These tables list threat defense support for high availability and clustering. For threat defense hardware, support differs depending on whether you are using standalone devices (also called native instances or application mode) or container instances (also called multi-instance mode). Threat defense virtual does not support container instances.

Standalone Devices

This table lists threat defense hardware support for high availability and clustering with standalone devices. In management center deployments, all threat defense hardware supports high availability. For device manager, high availability support begins in Version 6.3 and clustering is not supported.

Table 10. Hardware Standalone Devices: High Availability and Clustering Support

Platform

High Availability

Clustering

Firepower 1000 series

YES

—

Firepower 2100 series

YES

—

Secure Firewall 3100 series

YES

7.1+ (8 node)

Secure Firewall 4200 series

YES

7.4+ (8 node)

Firepower 4100 series

YES

7.2+ (16 node)

6.2 to 7.1 (6 node)

Firepower 9300

YES

7.2+ (16 node)

6.2 to 7.1 (6 node)

Intra-chassis clustering (3 node) is also supported in all versions.

ASA 5500-X series

YES

—

ISA 3000

YES

—

This table lists threat defense virtual support for high availability (with management center or device manager) and clustering (management center only).

Table 11. Virtual Standalone Devices: High Availability and Clustering Support

Platform

High Availability

Clustering

Public Cloud

AWS

—

7.2+ (16 node)

Azure

—

7.3+ (16 node)

GCP

—

7.3+ (16 node)

On-Prem/Private Cloud

KVM

7.3

7.2+ (4 node)

VMware

6.7

7.2+ (4 node)

Container Instances

This table lists support for high availability and clustering with container instances, which is available on select threat defense hardware in management center deployments only.

Table 12. Container Instances: High Availability and Clustering Support

Platform

High Availability

Clustering

Firepower 4100 series

6.3+

7.2+ (16 node)

6.6 to 7.1 (6 node)

Firepower 9300

6.3+

7.2+ (16 node)

6.6 to 7.1 (6 node)

Intra-chassis clustering (3 node) is also supported in Version 6.6+.

Threat Defense Management

Depending on device model and version, we support several management methods.

Customer-Deployed Management Center

All devices support remote management with a customer-deployed management center, which must run the same or newer version as its managed devices. This means:

  • You can manage older devices with a newer management center, usually a few major versions back. However, we recommend you always update your entire deployment. New features and resolved issues often require the latest release on both the management center and its managed devices.

  • You cannot upgrade a device past the management center. Even for maintenance (third-digit) releases, you must upgrade the management center first.

Note that in most cases you can upgrade an older device directly to the management center's major or maintenance version. However, sometimes you can manage an older device that you cannot directly upgrade, even though the target version is supported on the device. And rarely, there are issues with specific management center-device combinations. For release-specific requirements, see the release notes.

Table 13. Customer-Deployed Management Center-Device Compatibility

Management Center Version

Oldest Device Version You Can Manage

7.4

7.0

7.3

6.7

7.2

6.6

7.1

6.5

7.0

6.4

6.7

6.3

6.6

6.2.3

6.5

6.2.3

6.4

6.1

6.3

6.1

6.2.3

6.1

6.2.2

6.1

6.2.1

6.1

6.2

6.1

6.1

5.4.0.2/5.4.1.1

6.0.1

5.4.0.2/5.4.1.1

6.0

5.4.0.2/5.4.1.1

5.4.1

5.4.1 for ASA FirePOWER on the ASA-5506-X series, ASA5508-X, and ASA5516-X.

5.3.1 for ASA FirePOWER on the ASA5512-X, ASA5515-X, ASA5525-X, ASA5545-X, ASA5555-X, and ASA-5585-X series.

5.3.0 for Firepower 7000/8000 series and legacy devices.

Cloud-delivered Firewall Management Center

The cloud-delivered Firewall Management Center can manage threat defense devices running:

  • Version 7.2+

  • Version 7.0.3 and later maintenance releases

The cloud-delivered Firewall Management Center cannot manage threat defense devices running Version 7.1, or Classic devices running any version. You cannot upgrade a cloud-managed device from Version 7.0.x to Version 7.1 unless you unregister and disable cloud management. We recommend you upgrade the device directly to Version 7.2+.

You can add a cloud-managed device to a Version 7.2+ customer-deployed management center for event logging and analytics purposes only. Or, you can send security events to the Cisco cloud with Security Analytics and Logging (SaaS).

Device Manager

You can use the Secure Firewall device manager to locally manage a single threat defense device.

Optionally, add Cisco Defense Orchestrator (CDO) to remotely manage multiple threat defense devices, as an alternative to the management center. Although some configurations still require device manager, CDO allows you to establish and maintain consistent security policies across your threat defense deployment.

Bundled Components

These tables list the versions of various components bundled with threat defense. Use this information to identify open or resolved bugs in bundled components that may affect your deployment.

Note that sometimes we release updated builds for select releases. If bundled components change from build to build, we list the components in the latest build. (In most cases, only the latest build is available for download.) For details on new builds and the issues they resolve, see the release notes for your version.

Operating Systems

ASA 5500-X series and ISA 3000 devices use the ASA operating system. Firepower 1000/2100 and Secure Firewall 3100/4200 series devices use the FXOS operating system. Upgrading threat defense on these devices automatically upgrades the operating system.

Table 14.

Threat Defense

ASA

FXOS

7.4.0

9.20(1.84)

2.14.0.475

7.3.1.1

9.19(1.202)

2.13.0.1022

7.3.1

9.19(1.200)

2.13.0.1022

7.3.0

9.19(1)

2.13.0.198

7.2.5.1

9.18(3.60)

2.12.0.530

7.2.5

9.18(3.53)

2.12.0.519

7.2.4.1

9.18(3.53)

2.12.0.519

7.2.4

9.18(3.39)

2.12.0.499

7.2.3.1

—

—

7.2.3

9.18(2.219)

2.12.0.1030

7.2.2

9.18(2.200)

2.12.0.1104

7.2.1

9.18(2.4)

2.12.0.442

7.2.0.1

9.18(1.200)

2.12.0.31

7.2.0

9.18(1)

2.12.0.31

7.1.0.3

9.17(1.24)

2.11.1.191

7.1.0.2

9.17(1.201)

2.11.1.1300

7.1.0.1

9.17(1.150)

2.11.1.154

7.1.0

9.17(1.0)

2.11.1.154

7.0.6.1

9.16(4.45)

2.10.1.1614

7.0.6

9.16(4.35)

2.10.1.1603

7.0.5.1

—

—

7.0.5

9.16(4.200)

2.10.1.1400

7.0.4

9.16(3.18)

2.10.1.208

7.0.3

9.16(3.201)

2.10.1.1200

7.0.2.1

9.16(3.200)

2.10.1.192

7.0.2

9.16(3.11)

2.10.1.192

7.0.1.1

9.16(2.5)

2.10.1.175

7.0.1

9.16(2.5)

2.10.1.175

7.0.0.1

9.16(1.25)

2.10.1.159

7.0.0

9.16(1)

2.10.1.159

6.7.0.3

9.15(1.19)

2.9.1.138

6.7.0.2

9.15(1.15)

2.9.1.138

6.7.0.1

9.15(1.8)

2.9.1.135

6.7.0

9.15(1)

2.9.1.131

6.6.7.1

9.14(4.21)

2.8.1.192

6.6.7

9.14(4.13)

2.8.1.186

6.6.5.2

9.14(3.22)

2.8.1.172

6.6.5.1

9.14(3.15)

2.8.1.172

6.6.5

9.14(3.6)

2.8.1.165

6.6.4

9.14(2.155)

2.8.1.1148

6.6.3

9.14(2.151)

2.8.1.1146

6.6.1

9.14(1.150)

2.8.1.129

6.6.0.1

9.14(1.216)

2.8.1.105

6.6.0

9.14(1.1)

2.8.1.105

6.5.0.5

9.13(1.18)

2.7.1.129

6.5.0.4

9.13(1.5)

2.7.1.117

6.5.0.3

9.13(1.4)

2.7.1.117

6.5.0.2

9.13(1.151)

2.7.1.115

6.5.0.1

9.13(1.2)

2.7.1.115

6.5.0

9.13(1)

2.7.1.107

6.4.0.17

9.12(4.62)

2.6.1.265

6.4.0.16

9.12(4.54)

2.6.1.260

6.4.0.15

9.12(4.41)

2.6.1.254

6.4.0.14

9.12(4.37)

2.6.1.239

6.4.0.13

9.12(4.37)

2.6.1.239

6.4.0.12

9.12(4.152)

2.6.1.230

6.4.0.11

9.12(2.40)

2.6.1.214

6.4.0.10

9.12(2.38)

2.6.1.214

6.4.0.9

9.12(2.33)

2.6.1.201

6.4.0.8

9.12(2.18)

2.6.1.166

6.4.0.7

9.12(2.151)

2.6.1.156

6.4.0.6

9.12(2.12)

2.6.1.156

6.4.0.5

9.12(2.4)

2.6.1.144

6.4.0.4

9.12(2.4)

2.6.1.144

6.4.0.3

9.12(1.12)

2.6.1.133

6.4.0.2

9.12(1.10)

2.6.1.133

6.4.0.1

9.12(1.7)

2.6.1.133

6.4.0

9.12(1.6)

2.6.1.133

6.3.0.5

9.10(1.31)

2.4.1.255

6.3.0.4

9.10(1.28)

2.4.1.248

6.3.0.3

9.10(1.18)

2.4.1.237

6.3.0.2

9.10(1.12)

2.4.1.237

6.3.0.1

9.10(1.8)

2.4.1.222

6.3.0

9.10(1.3)

2.4.1.216

6.2.3.18

9.9(2.91)

2.3.1.219

6.2.3.17

9.9(2.88)

2.3.1.217

6.2.3.16

9.9(2.74)

2.3.1.180

6.2.3.15

9.9(2.60)

2.3.1.167

6.2.3.14

9.9(2.55)

2.3.1.151

6.2.3.13

9.9(2.51)

2.3.1.144

6.2.3.12

9.9(2.48)

2.3.1.144

6.2.3.11

9.9(2.43)

2.3.1.132

6.2.3.10

9.9(2.41)

2.3.1.131

6.2.3.9

9.9(2.37)

2.3.1.122

6.2.3.8

9.9(2.37)

2.3.1.122

6.2.3.7

9.9(2.32)

2.3.1.118

6.2.3.6

9.9(2.26)

2.3.1.115

6.2.3.5

9.9(2.245)

2.3.1.108

6.2.3.4

9.9(2.15)

2.3.1.108

6.2.3.3

9.9(2.13)

2.3.1.104

6.2.3.2

9.9(2.8)

2.3.1.85

6.2.3.1

9.9(2.4)

2.3.1.84

6.2.3

9.9(2)

2.3.1.84

6.2.2.5

9.8(2.44)

2.2.2.107

6.2.2.4

9.8(2.36)

2.2.2.86

6.2.2.3

9.8(2.30)

2.2.2.79

6.2.2.2

9.8(2.22)

2.2.2.75

6.2.2.1

9.8(2.10)

2.2.2.63

6.2.2

9.8(2.3)

2.2.2.52

6.2.1

9.8(1)

2.2.1.49

6.2.0.6

9.7(1.25)

—

6.2.0.5

9.7(1.23)

—

6.2.0.4

9.7(1.19)

—

6.2.0.3

9.7(1.15)

—

6.2.0.2

9.7(1.10)

—

6.2.0.1

9.7(1.7)

—

6.2.0

9.7(1.4)

—

6.1.0.7

9.6(4.12)

—

6.1.0.6

9.6(3.23)

—

6.1.0.5

9.6(2.21)

—

6.1.0.4

9.6(2.16)

—

6.1.0.3

9.6(2.16)

—

6.1.0.2

9.6(2.4)

—

6.1.0.1

9.6(2.4)

—

6.1.0

9.6(2)

—

6.0.1.4

9.6(1.19)

—

6.0.1.3

9.6(1.12)

—

6.0.1.2

9.6(1.11)

—

6.0.1.1

9.6(1)

—

6.0.1

9.6(1)

—

6.0.0.1

9.6(1)

—

6.0.0

9.6(1)

—

Snort

Snort is the main inspection engine. Snort 3 is available in Version 6.7+ with device manager, and Version 7.0+ with management center.

Table 15.

Threat Defense

Snort 2

Snort 3

7.4.0

2.9.22-181

3.1.53.1-40

7.3.1.1

2.9.21-1109

3.1.36.101-2

7.3.1

2.9.21-1000

3.1.36.100-2

7.3.0

2.9.21-105

3.1.36.1-101

7.2.5.1

2.9.20-5100

3.1.21.500-26

7.2.5

2.9.20-5002

3.1.21.500-21

7.2.4.1

2.9.20-4103

3.1.21.401-6

7.2.4

2.9.20-4004

3.1.21.400-24

7.2.3.1

2.9.20-3100

3.1.21.100-7

7.2.3

2.9.20-3010

3.1.21.100-7

7.2.2

2.9.20-2001

3.1.21.100-7

7.2.1

2.9.20-1000

3.1.21.100-7

7.2.0.1

2.9.20-108

3.1.21.1-126

7.2.0

2.9.20-107

3.1.21.1-126

7.1.0.3

2.9.19-3000

3.1.7.3-210

7.1.0.2

 2.9.19-2000

3.1.7.2-200

7.1.0.1

2.9.19-1013

3.1.7.2-200

7.1.0

2.9.19-92

3.1.7.1-108

7.0.6.1

2.9.18-6008

3.1.0.600-20

7.0.6

2.9.18-6008

3.1.0.600-20

7.0.5.1

2.9.18-5100

—

7.0.5

2.9.18-5002

3.1.0.500-7

7.0.4

2.9.18-4002

3.1.0.400-12

7.0.3

2.9.18-3005

3.1.0.300-3

7.0.2.1

2.9.18-2101

3.1.0.200-16

7.0.2

2.9.18-2022

3.1.0.200-16

7.0.1.1

2.9.18-1026

3.1.0.100-11

7.0.1

2.9.18-1026

3.1.0.100-11

7.0.0.1

2.9.18-1001

3.1.0.1-174

7.0.0

2.9.18-174

3.1.0.1-174

6.7.0.3

2.9.17-3014

3.0.1.4-129

6.7.0.2

2.9.17-2003

3.0.1.4-129

6.7.0.1

2.9.17-1006

3.0.1.4-129

6.7.0

2.9.17-200

3.0.1.4-129

6.6.7.1

2.9.16-7100

—

6.6.7

2.9.16-7017

—

6.6.5.2

2.9.16-5204

—

6.6.5.1

2.9.16-5107

—

6.6.5

2.9.16-5034

—

6.6.4

2.9.16-4022

—

6.6.3

2.9.16-3033

—

6.6.1

2.9.16-1025

—

6.6.0.1

2.9.16-140

—

6.6.0

2.9.16-140

—

6.5.0.5

2.9.15-15510

—

6.5.0.4

2.9.15-15201

—

6.5.0.3

2.9.15-15201

—

6.5.0.2

2.9.15-15101

—

6.5.0.1

2.9.15-15101

—

6.5.0

2.9.15-7

—

6.4.0.17

2.9.14-27005

—

6.4.0.16

2.9.14-26002

—

6.4.0.15

2.9.14-25006

—

6.4.0.14

2.9.14-24000

—

6.4.0.13

2.9.14-19008

—

6.4.0.12

2.9.14-18011

—

6.4.0.11

2.9.14-17005

—

6.4.0.10

2.9.14-16023

—

6.4.0.9

2.9.14-15906

—

6.4.0.8

2.9.14-15707

—

6.4.0.7

2.9.14-15605

—

6.4.0.6

2.9.14-15605

—

6.4.0.5

2.9.14-15507

—

6.4.0.4

2.9.12-15301

—

6.4.0.3

2.9.14-15301

—

6.4.0.2

2.9.14-15209

—

6.4.0.1

2.9.14-15100

—

6.4.0

2.9.14-15003

—

6.3.0.5

2.9.13-15503

—

6.3.0.4

2.9.13-15409

—

6.3.0.3

2.9.13-15307

—

6.3.0.2

2.9.13-15211

—

6.3.0.1

2.9.13-15101

—

6.3.0

2.9.13-15013

—

6.2.3.18

2.9.12-1813

—

6.2.3.17

2.9.12-1605

—

6.2.3.16

2.9.12-1605

—

6.2.3.15

2.9.12-1513

—

6.2.3.14

2.9.12-1401

—

6.2.3.13

2.9.12-1306

—

6.2.3.12

2.9.12-1207

—

6.2.3.11

2.9.12-1102

—

6.2.3.10

2.9.12-902

—

6.2.3.9

2.9.12-806

—

6.2.3.8

2.9.12-804

—

6.2.3.7

2.9.12-704

—

6.2.3.6

2.9.12-607

—

6.2.3.5

2.9.12-506

—

6.2.3.4

2.9.12-383

—

6.2.3.3

2.9.12-325

—

6.2.3.2

2.9.12-270

—

6.2.3.1

2.9.12-204

—

6.2.3

2.9.12-136

—

6.2.2.5

2.9.11-430

—

6.2.2.4

2.9.11-371

—

6.2.2.3

2.9.11-303

—

6.2.2.2

2.9.11-273

—

6.2.2.1

2.9.11-207

—

6.2.2

2.9.11-125

—

6.2.1

2.9.11-101

—

6.2.0.6

2.9.10-301

—

6.2.0.5

2.9.10-255

—

6.2.0.4

2.9.10-205

—

6.2.0.3

2.9.10-160

—

6.2.0.2

2.9.10-126

—

6.2.0.1

2.9.10-98

—

6.2.0

2.9.10-42

—

6.1.0.7

2.9.9-312

—

6.1.0.6

2.9.9-258

—

6.1.0.5

2.9.9-225

—

6.1.0.4

2.9.9-191

—

6.1.0.3

2.9.9-159

—

6.1.0.2

2.9.9-125

—

6.1.0.1

2.9.9-92

—

6.1.0

2.9.9-330

—

6.0.1.4

2.9.8-490

—

6.0.1.3

2.9.8-461

—

6.0.1.2

2.9.8-426

—

6.0.1.1

2.9.8-383

—

6.0.1

2.9.8-224

—

System Databases

The vulnerability database (VDB) is a database of known vulnerabilities to which hosts may be susceptible, as well as fingerprints for operating systems, clients, and applications. The system uses the VDB to help determine whether a particular host increases your risk of compromise.

The geolocation database (GeoDB) is a database that you can leverage to view and filter traffic based on geographical location.

Table 16.

Threat Defense

VDB

GeoDB

7.4.0

4.5.0-365

2022-07-04-101

7.3.0 through 7.3.x

4.5.0-358

2022-07-04-101

7.2.0 through 7.2.x

4.5.0-353

2022-05-11-103

7.1.0

4.5.0-346

2020-04-28-002

6.7.0 through 7.0.x

4.5.0-338

2020-04-28-002

6.6.1 through 6.6.x

4.5.0-336

2019-06-03-002

6.6.0

4.5.0-328

2019-06-03-002

6.5.0

4.5.0-309

2019-06-03-002

6.4.0

4.5.0-309

2018-07-09-002

6.3.0

4.5.0-299

2018-07-09-002

6.2.3

4.5.0-290

2017-12-12-002

6.0.1 through 6.2.2

4.5.0-271

2015-10-12-001

Integrated Products

The Cisco products listed below may have other compatibility requirements, for example, they may need to run on specific hardware, or on a specific operating system. For that information, see the documentation for the appropriate product.


Note

Whenever possible, we recommend you use the latest (newest) compatible version of each integrated product. This ensures that you have the latest features, bug fixes, and security patches.

Identity Services and User Control

Note that with:

  • Cisco ISE and ISE-PIC: We list the versions of ISE and ISE-PIC for which we provide enhanced compatibility testing, although other combinations may work.

  • Cisco Firepower User Agent: Version 6.6 is the last management center release to support the user agent software as an identity source; this blocks upgrade to Version 6.7+.

  • Cisco TS Agent: Versions 1.0 and 1.1 are no longer available.

Table 17. Integrated Products: Identity Services/User Control

Management Center/Threat Defense

Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)

Cisco Firepower User Agent

Cisco Terminal Services (TS) Agent

ISE

ISE-PIC

Supported with...

Management center

Device manager

Management center

Device manager

Management center only

Management center only

Cloud-delivered management center (no version)

3.3

3.2

3.1 patch 2+

3.0 patch 6+

2.7 patch 2+

3.2

3.1

2.7 patch 2+

—

1.4

7.4

3.3

3.2

3.1 patch 2+

3.0 patch 6+

3.2

3.1

—

1.4

7.3

3.2

3.1

3.0

2.7 patch 2+

3.2

3.1

2.7 patch 2+

—

1.4

1.3

7.2

3.2

3.1

3.0

2.7 patch 2+

3.2

3.1

2.7 patch 2+

—

1.4

1.3

7.1

3.2

3.1

3.0

2.7 patch 2+

3.2

3.1

2.7 patch 2+

—

1.4

1.3

7.0

3.2

3.1

3.0

2.7 patch 2+

2.6 patch 6+

3.2

3.1

2.7 patch 2+

2.6 patch 6+

—

1.4

1.3

6.7

3.0

2.7 patch 2+

2.6 patch 6+

2.7 patch 2+

2.6 patch 6+

—

1.4

1.3

6.6

3.0

2.7, any patch

2.6, any patch

2.4

2.7, any patch

2.6, any patch

2.4

2.5

2.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

6.5

2.6

2.4

2.6

2.4

2.5

2.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

6.4

2.4

2.3 patch 2

2.3

2.4

2.2 patch 1

2.5

2.4

2.3, no ASA FirePOWER

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

6.3

2.4

2.3 patch 2

2.3

2.4

2.2 patch 1

2.4

2.4

2.3, no ASA FirePOWER

1.2

1.1

6.2.3

2.3 patch 2

2.3

2.2 patch 5

2.2 patch 1

2.2

2.2 patch 1

2.4

2.3

1.2

1.1

6.2.2

2.3

2.2 patch 1

2.2

2.1

2.2 patch 1

2.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

6.2.1

2.1

2.0.1

2.0

2.2 patch 1

2.3

1.1

1.0

6.2.0

2.1

2.0.1

2.0

1.3

—

2.3

—

6.1

2.1

2.0.1

2.0

1.3

—

2.3

—

6.0.1

1.3

—

2.3

—

Cisco Secure Dynamic Attributes Connector

The Cisco Secure Dynamic Attributes Connector is a lightweight application that quickly and seamlessly updates firewall policies on the management center based on cloud/virtual workload changes. For more information, see one of:

Table 18. Integrated Products: Cisco Secure Dynamic Attributes Connector

Management Center

Cisco Secure Dynamic Attributes Connector

On-Prem

Cloud-delivered (with CDO)

Cloud-delivered management center (no version)

2.2

2.0

YES

7.1+

2.2

2.0

1.1

YES

7.0

2.2

2.0

1.1

—

The Cisco Secure Dynamic Attributes Connector allows you to use service tags and categories from various cloud service platforms in security rules, as listed in the following table.

Table 19. List of supported connectors by Cisco Secure Dynamic Attributes Connector version and platform

CSDAC version/platform

AWS

Azure

Azure Service Tags

Generic text

GitHub

Google Cloud

Microsoft Office 365

vCenter

Webex

Zoom

Version 1.1 (on-premises)

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

Version 2.0 (on-premises)

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

Version 2.2 (on-premises)

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

Cloud-delivered (Cisco Defense Orchestrator)

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

Secure Firewall Management Center 7.4

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Threat Detection

Cisco Security Analytics and Logging (On Premises) requires the Security Analytics and Logging On Prem app for the Stealthwatch Management Console (SMC). For information on Stealthwatch Enterprise (SWE) requirements for the SMC, see Cisco Security Analytics and Logging On Premises: Firepower Event Integration Guide.

Table 20. Integrated Products: Threat Detection

Management Center/Threat Defense

Cisco SecureX

Cisco Security Analytics and Logging (SaaS)

Cisco Security Analytics and Logging (On Prem)

Cisco Secure Malware Analytics

Cisco Security Packet Analyzer

Supported with...

Management center

Device manager

Management center

Device manager

Management center only

Management center only

Management center only

6.5+

YES

YES

YES

YES

—

6.4

YES

YES

Requires FMC with FTD 6.4.

YES

YES

YES

6.3

—

—

—

YES

YES

6.1 through 6.2.3

—

—

—

YES

—

Threat Defense Remote Access VPN

Remote access virtual private network (RA VPN) allows individual users to connect to your network from a remote location using a computer or supported mobile device. Keep in mind that newer threat defense features can require newer versions of the client.

For more information, see the Cisco Secure Client/AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client configuration guides.

Table 21. Integrated Products: Threat Defense RA VPN

Threat Defense

Cisco Secure Client/Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client

6.2.2+

4.0+

End-of-Life Announcements

The following tables provide end-of-life details. Dates that have passed are in bold.

Software

These major software versions have reached end of sale and/or end of support.

Table 22. Software EOL Announcements

Version

End of Sale

End of Support

Announcement

7.1

2023-12-22

2025-12-31

End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) 7.1.(x), Firepower Management Center (FMC) 7.1.(x), Adaptive Security Appliance(ASA) 9.17.(x) and Firepower eXtensible Operating System (FXOS) 2.11.(x)

6.7

2021-07-09

2024-07-31

End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) 6.7, Firepower Management Center (FMC) 6.7 and Firepower eXtensible Operating System (FXOS) 2.9(x)

6.6

2022-03-02

2025-03-31

End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD/FTDv) 6.6(x), Firepower Management Center (FMC/FMCv) 6.6(x) and Firepower eXtensible Operating System (FXOS) 2.8(x)

6.5

2020-06-22

2023-06-30

End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) 6.5(x), Firepower Management Center (FMC) 6.5(x) and Firepower eXtensible Operating System (FXOS) 2.7(x)

6.4

2023-02-27

2026-02-28

End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) 6.4(X), Firepower Management Center (FMC) 6.4(X) and Firepower eXtensible Operating System (FXOS) 2.6(x)

6.3

2020-04-30

2023-04-30

End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) 6.2.2, 6.3(x), Firepower eXtensible Operating System (FXOS) 2.4.1 and Firepower Management Center (FMC) 6.2.2 and 6.3(x)

6.2.3

2022-02-04

2025-02-28

End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) 6.2.3, Firepower Management Center (FMC) 6.2.3 and Firepower eXtensible Operating System (FXOS) 2.2(x)

6.2.2

2020-04-30

2023-04-30

End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) 6.2.2, 6.3(x), Firepower eXtensible Operating System (FXOS) 2.4.1 and Firepower Management Center (FMC) 6.2.2 and 6.3(x)

6.2.1

2019-03-05

2022-03-31

End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Firepower Threat Defense versions 6.2.0 and 6.2.1

6.2

2019-03-05

2022-03-31

End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Firepower Threat Defense versions 6.2.0 and 6.2.1

6.1

2019-11-22

2023-05-31

End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Firepower Threat Defense versions 6.1, NGIPSv and NGFWv versions 6.1, Firepower Management Center 6.1 and Firepower eXtensible Operating System (FXOS) 2.0(x)

6.0.1

2017-11-10

2020-11-30

End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Firepower Software Releases 5.4, 6.0 and 6.0.1 and Firepower Management Center Software Releases 5.4, 6.0 and 6.0.1

These software versions have been removed from the Cisco Support & Download site.


Note

In Version 6.2.3+, uninstalling a patch (fourth-digit release) results in an appliance running the version you upgraded from. This means that you can end up running a deprecated version simply by uninstalling a later patch. Unless otherwise stated, do not remain at a deprecated version. Instead, we recommend you upgrade. If upgrade is impossible, uninstall the deprecated patch.

Table 23. Software Removed Versions

Version

Date Removed

Related Bugs and Additional Details

6.5.0.3

2020-03-02: devices

2020-02-04: FMC

CSCvs86257: FMC Upgrade is failing at 800_post/1025_vrf_policy_upgrade.pl

This is an upgrade bug. If you are already running this version it is safe to continue.

6.5.0.1

2019-12-19

 CSCvr52109: FTD may not match correct Access Control rule following a deploy to multiple devices

6.4.0.6

2019-12-19

 CSCvr52109: FTD may not match correct Access Control rule following a deploy to multiple devices

6.2.3.8

2019-01-07

CSCvn82378: Traffic through ASA/FTD might stop passing upon upgrading FMC to 6.2.3.8-51

6.2.1

2017-11-17

This version is replaced by Version 6.2.2, which offers the same functionality and supports the full set of platforms.

Hardware

These platforms have reached end of sale and/or end of support.

Table 24. Threat Defense Hardware EOL Announcements

Platform

Last Version

End of Sale

End of Support

Announcement

Firepower 4110

7.2

2022-01-31

2027-01-31

End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Firepower 4110 Series Security Appliances & 5 YR Subscriptions

ASA 5508-X, 5516-X

7.0

2021-08-02

2026-08-31

End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco ASA5508 and ASA5516 Series Security Appliance and 5 YR Subscriptions

ASA 5525-X, 5545-X, 5555-X

6.6

2020-09-04

2025-09-30

End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco ASA5525, ASA5545 & ASA5555 Series Security Appliance & 5 YR Subscriptions

Firepower 4120, 4140, 4150

Firepower 9300: SM-24, SM-36, SM-44 modules

7.2

2020-08-31

2025-08-31

End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Firepower 4120/40/50 and FPR 9300 SM24/36/44 Series Security Appliances/Modules & 5 YR Subscription

ASA 5515-X

6.4

2017-08-25

2022-08-31

End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco ASA 5512-X and ASA 5515-X

ASA 5506-X, 5506H-X, 5506W-X

6.2.3

2021-08-02

2026-08-31

End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco ASA5506 Series Security Appliance with ASA software

2021-07-31

2022-07-31

End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco ASA5506 Series Security Appliance 1 YR Subscriptions

2020-05-05

2022-07-31

End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco ASA5506 Series Security Appliance 3 YR Subscriptions

2018-09-30

2022-07-31

End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco ASA5506 Series Security Appliance 5 YR Subscriptions

ASA 5512-X

6.2.3

2017-08-25

2022-08-31

End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco ASA 5512-X and ASA 5515-X