Actively exploited · Published Aug 11, 2026 · Assigned by cisco

CVE-2026-20349Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance and Secure Firewall Threat Defense Software Remote Access SSL VPN Denial of Service Vulnerability

High 8.6 Exploited

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software from Cisco. Attackers are actively exploiting it in the wild (listed by CISA on August 11, 2026). The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.0% (higher than 63% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code. Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.6High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.0%top 36.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildYesCISA KEV since Aug 11, 2026
Attack tooling1Public PoC

CISA guidance

Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.

Federal agencies must remediate by Aug 14, 2026.

Official description

A vulnerability in the Remote Access SSL VPN service for Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the device to reload unexpectedly, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition.  This vulnerability is due to insufficient error checking when processing HTTP requests. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to the Remote Access SSL VPN service on an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the affected device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Cisco Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 9.16.19.16.1.289.16.29.16.2.39.16.2.79.16.2.119.16.2.139.16.2.14
Cisco Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.0.07.0.0.17.0.17.0.1.17.0.27.2.07.0.2.17.0.3

Weakness: CWE-244 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

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