Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · 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 · catalog updated Aug 11, 2026 · secure firewall threat defense

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-20064. EPSS is 0.10%. 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
Medium6.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.10%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe 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.

Are you affected?

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  • 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

How to fix CVE-2026-20064

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-2026-20064. EPSS is 0.10%. 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 6.2.3; cisco/secure firewall threat defense 6.4.0; cisco/secure firewall threat defense 6.4.0.1; cisco/secure firewall threat defense 6.4.0.2. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference. EPSS 0.10%. 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 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.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-20064

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-20064

    30-day exploitation probability 0.1%

    first.org
  • 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

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.