Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2026-20006

A vulnerability in the TLS cryptography functionality of the Snort 3 Detection Engine of Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthentic…

Published Mar 4, 2026 · catalog updated Aug 20, 2026 · secure firewall threat defense

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-20006. EPSS is 0.39%. Act only if a listed version of secure firewall threat defense is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium5.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.39%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe cisco/secure firewall threat defense

A vulnerability in the TLS cryptography functionality of 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 unexpectedly restart, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. This vulnerability is due to improper implementation of the TLS protocol. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted TLS packet to an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause a device that is running Cisco Secure FTD Software to drop network traffic, resulting in a DoS condition. Note: TLS 1.3 is not affected by this vulnerability.

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  • cpe cisco/secure firewall threat defense7.2.0
  • cpe cisco/secure firewall threat defense7.2.0.1
  • cpe cisco/secure firewall threat defense7.2.1
  • cpe cisco/secure firewall threat defense7.2.2
  • cpe cisco/secure firewall threat defense7.2.3
  • cpe cisco/secure firewall threat defense7.2.4
  • cpe cisco/secure firewall threat defense7.2.4.1
  • cpe cisco/secure firewall threat defense7.2.5

How to fix CVE-2026-20006

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-20006. EPSS is 0.39%. Act only if a listed version of secure firewall threat defense is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with cisco/secure firewall threat defense 7.2.0; cisco/secure firewall threat defense 7.2.0.1; cisco/secure firewall threat defense 7.2.1; cisco/secure firewall threat defense 7.2.2. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-388. EPSS 0.39%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

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Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Mar 4, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    A vulnerability in the TLS cryptography functionality of 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 unexpectedly restart, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. This vulnerability is due to improper implementation of the TLS protocol. An attacker could exploi

  2. Aug 20, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    A vulnerability in the TLS cryptography functionality of 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 unexpectedly restart, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. This vulnerability is due to improper implementation of the TLS protocol. An attacker could exploi

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-20006

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-20006

    30-day exploitation probability 0.4%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-20006

    A vulnerability in the TLS cryptography functionality of 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 unexpectedly restart, resulting in a denial of ser

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.