Vulnerability in Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (Ftd) Software

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 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.

EPSS: 0.004 (30.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-20006?
CVE-2026-20006 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (Ftd) Software, classified under CWE-388. CVSS score: 5.8/10. Published 2026-03-04.
How severe is CVE-2026-20006?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.8 out of 10.