Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance Software Remote Access SSL VPN service denial of service

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A vulnerability was found in Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance Software and Secure Firewall Threat Defense Software. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component Remote Access SSL VPN service. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2026-20349. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance Software and Secure Firewall Threat Defense Software (unknown version). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Remote Access SSL VPN service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The advisory is shared at sec.cloudapps.cisco.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-20349 since 10/08/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/11/2026). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

It is declared as attacked. The CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog lists this issue since 08/11/2026 with a due date of 08/14/2026:

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 BO

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• Firewall Software

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• Cisco

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• Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance Software
• Secure Firewall Threat Defense Software

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.cisco.com/

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