CVEPublished 2026-03-04Modified 2026-08-200 articles on news4 live referencesNVD data

CVE-2026-20052Cisco · Secure_firewall_threat_defense

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1
5.8
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L
EPSS percentile
34
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 66% of all CVEs
Description

A vulnerability in the memory management handling for the Snort 3 Detection Engine of Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the Snort 3 Detection Engine to restart. This vulnerability is due to a logic error in memory management when a device is performing Snort 3 SSL packet inspection. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted SSL packets through an established connection to be parsed by the Snort 3 Detection Engine. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition when the Snort 3 Detection Engine unexpectedly restarts.

Timeline
Published 2026-03-04
Modified 2026-08-20

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