Findings

CVE-2026-20064

A vulnerability in of Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to cause the device to unexpectedly reload, caus…

Published Mar 4, 2026 · updated Aug 11, 2026 · cisco secure firewall threat defense

A vulnerability in of Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to cause the device to unexpectedly reload, causing a denial of service (DoS) condition. This vulnerability is due to improper validation of user-supplied input. An attacker with a low-privileged account could exploit this vulnerability by using crafted commands at the CLI prompt. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition.

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  1. Mar 4, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    A vulnerability in of Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to cause the device to unexpectedly reload, causing a denial of service (DoS) condition. This vulnerability is due to improper validation of user-supplied input. An attacker with a low-privileged account could exploit this vulnerability by using crafted commands at the CLI prompt.

  2. Aug 11, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    A vulnerability in of Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to cause the device to unexpectedly reload, causing a denial of service (DoS) condition. This vulnerability is due to improper validation of user-supplied input. An attacker with a low-privileged account could exploit this vulnerability by using crafted commands at the CLI prompt.

Affected

  • cpe cisco/secure firewall threat defense6.2.3
  • cpe cisco/secure firewall threat defense6.4.0
  • cpe cisco/secure firewall threat defense6.4.0.1
  • cpe cisco/secure firewall threat defense6.4.0.2
  • cpe cisco/secure firewall threat defense6.4.0.3
  • cpe cisco/secure firewall threat defense6.4.0.4
  • cpe cisco/secure firewall threat defense6.4.0.5
  • cpe cisco/secure firewall threat defense6.4.0.6

Sources

  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-20064

    A vulnerability in of Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to cause the device to unexpectedly reload, causing a denial of service (DoS) condition. This vulnerability is due to improper validation of user-supplied inp

    nvd.nist.gov

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