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01 Record

CVE-2026-20331

Cisco Secure Adaptive Security Appliance Software, Secure Firewall Threat Defense Software and Secure Firewall Management Center Software Hardening Release - Protection Mechanism Failure Vulnerabilities

CriticalPUBLISHEDCNA: cisco
CNA base score9.6 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
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02 Description

Cisco Secure Adaptive Security Appliance Software, Secure Firewall Threat Defense Software and Secure Firewall Management Center Software Hardening Release - Protection Mechanism Failure Vulnerabilities

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
SSVC decision
  • ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
  • AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
  • Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.
EPSS probability
0.26% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 17.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
9.6 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
NVD analysis status
Awaiting Analysis. NVD last modified this record on 2026-09-18.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2026-09-16 16:56Z1 MO AGO
Last updated
2026-09-18 19:09Z1 MO AGO
Reserved
2025-10-08
Assigning CNA
cisco
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Critical (CVSS 9.6)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
Weaknesses
  • CWE-693Protection Mechanism FailurePillar
Data version
5.2
Document digest
0463fae1233b00c69d920eb9704aa5c7af87f85b94f301d34f2f36dd338c2db5

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software9.16.1, 9.16.1.28, 9.16.2, 9.16.2.3, 9.16.2.7, 9.16.2.11, 9.16.2.13, 9.16.2.14, 9.16.3.3, 9.16.3, 9.16.3.14, 9.16.3.15, 9.18.1.3, 9.18.2, 9.16.3.19, 9.16.3.23, 9.18.2.5, 9.16.4, 9.18.2.7, 9.16.4.9, 9.18.2.8, 9.16.4.14, 9.18.3, 9.16.4.18, 9.18.3.39, 9.16.4.19, 9.18.3.46, 9.16.4.27, 9.18.3.53, 9.18.3.55, 9.16.4.38, 9.16.4.39, 9.18.3.56, 9.20.1, 9.16.4.42, 9.18.4, 9.20.1.5, 9.18.4.5, 9.16.4.48, 9.18.4.8, 9.20.2, 9.16.4.55, 9.18.4.22, 9.20.2.10, 9.16.4.57, 9.18.4.24, 9.20.2.21, 9.16.4.61, 9.18.4.29, 9.20.2.22, 9.16.4.62, 9.18.4.34, 9.20.3, 9.16.4.67, 9.16.4.70, 9.18.4.40, 9.23.1, 9.22.1.1, 9.16.4.71, 9.20.3.4, 9.18.4.47, 9.20.3.7, 9.16.4.76, 9.20.3.9, 9.18.4.50, 9.22.1.3, 9.20.3.10, 9.22.1.2, 9.18.4.52, 9.20.3.13, 9.22.1.6, 9.18.4.53, 9.16.4.82, 9.22.2, 9.20.3.16, 9.19.1.42, 9.18.4.57, 9.16.4.84, 9.23.1.3, 9.20.3.20, 9.22.2.4, 9.23.1.7, 9.20.4, 9.22.2.9, 9.23.1.13, 9.20.4.7, 9.22.2.13, 9.18.4.66, 9.20.4.10, 9.23.1.19, 9.16.4.85, 9.22.2.14, 9.18.4.67, 9.24.1, 9.18.4.68, 9.23.1.22, 9.20.4.14, 9.22.2.20, 9.18.4.71, 9.20.4.19, 9.23.1.26, 9.16.4.89, 9.22.2.32, 9.18.4.76, 9.22.3, 9.24.1.5, 9.20.4.22, 9.24.1.9, 9.20.4.28, 9.22.3.5, 9.16.4.92, 9.18.4.135, 9.23.1.195, 9.20.4.30, 9.24.1.155, 9.23.1.32, 9.24.1.11, 9.20.4.34, 9.18.4.82, 9.24.10, 9.20.4.235—
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC)7.0.0, 7.0.0.1, 7.0.1, 7.0.1.1, 7.0.2, 7.2.0, 7.0.2.1, 7.0.3, 7.2.0.1, 7.0.4, 7.2.1, 7.0.5, 7.3.0, 7.2.2, 7.3.1, 7.2.3, 7.2.3.1, 7.2.4, 7.0.6, 7.2.4.1, 7.2.5, 7.3.1.1, 7.4.0, 7.0.6.1, 7.2.5.1, 7.4.1, 7.2.6, 7.4.1.1, 7.0.6.2, 7.2.7, 7.2.5.2, 7.3.1.2, 7.2.8, 7.6.0, 7.4.2, 7.2.8.1, 7.0.6.3, 7.4.2.1, 7.2.9, 7.0.7, 7.7.0, 7.4.2.2, 7.2.10, 7.6.1, 7.4.2.3, 7.0.8, 7.6.2, 7.7.10, 7.2.10.1, 7.0.8.1, 7.6.2.1, 7.2.10.2, 7.7.10.1, 7.4.2.4, 7.4.3, 7.6.3, 7.7.11, 7.6.4, 10.0.0, 7.4.4, 7.4.5, 7.0.9, 7.2.11, 7.7.12, 7.6.5, 7.4.6, 10.0.1, 7.4.7—
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software7.0.0.1, 7.0.1, 7.0.1.1, 7.0.2, 7.0.2.1, 7.0.3, 7.0.4, 7.0.5, 7.3.0, 7.3.1, 7.0.6, 7.3.1.1, 7.4.0, 7.0.6.1, 7.4.1, 7.0.6.2, 7.4.1.1, 7.3.1.2, 7.6.0, 7.4.2, 7.0.6.3, 7.4.2.1, 7.0.7, 7.7.0, 7.4.2.2, 7.6.1, 7.4.2.3, 7.0.8, 7.6.2, 7.7.10, 7.7.11, 7.0.8.1, 7.6.2.1, 7.7.10.1, 7.4.2.4, 7.4.3, 7.6.4, 10.0.0, 7.4.4, 7.0.9, 7.4.7—

06 References