Vulnerability in Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (Asa) Software

CVE-2026-20250

A vulnerability in Datagram TLS (DTLS) message handling of Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software for Cisco Secure Firewall 3100 Series and 4200 Series devices could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper resource management when processing certain DTLS messages. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted stream of DTLS traffic to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-20250?
CVE-2026-20250 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (Asa) Software, classified under Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2026-09-16.
How severe is CVE-2026-20250?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.