Vulnerability in Cisco Secure Web Appliance
CVE-2026-20056
A vulnerability in the Dynamic Vectoring and Streaming (DVS) Engine implementation of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Secure Web Appliance could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass the anti-malware scanner, allowing malicious archive files to be downloaded. This vulnerability is due to improper handling of certain archive files. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted archive file, which should be blocked, through an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass the anti-malware scanner and download malware onto an end user workstation. The downloaded malware will not automatically execute unless the end user extracts and launches the malicious file.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (5.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 5th percentile — 5.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Cisco Secure Web Appliance — versions 11.8.0-453, 12.5.3-002, 12.0.3-007
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-20056?
- CVE-2026-20056 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Secure Web Appliance, classified under Download of Code Without Integrity Check. CVSS score: 4.0/10. Published 2026-02-04.
- How severe is CVE-2026-20056?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.0 out of 10.