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Fencer Vulns
high 8.6

CVE-2026-20039 json

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance and Firepower Threat Defense Software SSL VPN Authentication Denial of Service Vulnerability

published 2026-03-04 8 mo ago modified 2026-08-11 2 mo ago also EUVD-2026-9434

cvss
8.6
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 35%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A vulnerability in the VPN web server of Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device.

This vulnerability is due to ineffective memory management of the VPN web server. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a large number of crafted HTTP requests to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition.

Patch / fix

  • cisco secure_firewall_threat_defense 7.0.9, 7.2.10, 7.4.3, 7.6.1, 7.7.10
  • cisco adaptive_security_appliance_software 9.16.4.84, 9.18.4.57, 9.20.3.16, 9.22.2.4, 9.23.1.3

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
8 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 35% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 8.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

  • Cisco Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software
  • Cisco Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-244 Improper Clearing of Heap Memory Before Release

References

Sources

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