Vulnerability · Published Sep 16, 2026 · Assigned by cisco
CVE-2026-20336Cisco Secure Adaptive Security Appliance Software, Secure Firewall Threat Defense Software and Secure Firewall Management Center Software Hardening Release - Resource Lifetime Management Vulnerabilities
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software from Cisco. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 24% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
As part of Cisco's ongoing commitment to proactive security and product quality, the Cisco Secure Adaptive Security Appliance Software, Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Software and Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software engineering team has conducted a comprehensive internal security review. This review resulted in a software hardening release that addresses multiple internally discovered vulnerabilities. The vulnerabilities tracked by CVE-2026-20336 are related to issues concerning improper control of a resource through its lifetime that are grouped under the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) Pillar CWE-664.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Management Center (FMC) | 7.0.07.0.0.17.0.17.0.1.17.0.27.2.07.0.2.17.0.3 |
| Cisco | Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software | 7.0.0.17.0.17.0.1.17.0.27.0.2.17.0.37.0.47.0.5 |
Weakness: CWE-664 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H