Authenticated device reload via unvalidated Lua input
Published Mar 4, 2026 · Updated Mar 4, 2026
Buffer overflow in Cisco ASA and FTD Remote Access SSL VPN allows remote authenticated users to reload affected devices. The Remote Access SSL VPN Lua interpreter processes crafted HTTP packet input without sufficient validation, permitting an unchecked buffer copy. A valid VPN connection and enabled SSL VPN functionality are required; exploitation reboots the firewall and interrupts service but does not affect management or MUS interfaces.
Summary
What happened
Buffer overflow in Cisco ASA and FTD Remote Access SSL VPN allows remote authenticated users to reload affected devices. The Remote Access SSL VPN Lua interpreter processes crafted HTTP packet input without sufficient validation, permitting an unchecked buffer copy. A valid VPN connection and enabled SSL VPN functionality are required; exploitation reboots the firewall and interrupts service but does not affect management or MUS interfaces.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-20100
- Published
- Mar 4, 2026
- Updated
- Mar 4, 2026
- Vendor
- ClamAV
- Product
- Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software
- Classifications
- CWE-120, T1499.004
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 4, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 4, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=9.12.1
- Affected versionversion=9.12.1.2
- Affected versionversion=9.12.1.3
- Affected versionversion=9.12.2
- Affected versionversion=9.12.2.1
- Affected versionversion=9.12.2.4
- Affected versionversion=9.12.2.5
- Affected versionversion=9.12.2.9
- Affected versionversion=9.12.3
- Affected versionversion=9.12.3.12
- Affected versionversion=9.12.3.2
- Affected versionversion=9.12.3.7
- Affected versionversion=9.12.3.9
- Affected versionversion=9.12.4
- Affected versionversion=9.12.4.10
- Affected versionversion=9.12.4.13
- Affected versionversion=9.12.4.18
- Affected versionversion=9.12.4.2
- Affected versionversion=9.12.4.24
- Affected versionversion=9.12.4.26
- Affected versionversion=9.12.4.29
- Affected versionversion=9.12.4.30
- Affected versionversion=9.12.4.35
- Affected versionversion=9.12.4.37
- Affected versionversion=9.12.4.38
- Affected versionversion=9.12.4.39
- Affected versionversion=9.12.4.4
- Affected versionversion=9.12.4.40
- Affected versionversion=9.12.4.41
- Affected versionversion=9.12.4.47
- Affected versionversion=9.12.4.48
- Affected versionversion=9.12.4.50
- Affected versionversion=9.12.4.52
- Affected versionversion=9.12.4.54
- Affected versionversion=9.12.4.55
- Affected versionversion=9.12.4.56
- Affected versionversion=9.12.4.58
- Affected versionversion=9.12.4.62
- Affected versionversion=9.12.4.65
- Affected versionversion=9.12.4.67
- Affected versionversion=9.12.4.7
- Affected versionversion=9.12.4.8
- Affected versionversion=9.16.1
- Affected versionversion=9.16.1.28
- Affected versionversion=9.16.2
- Affected versionversion=9.16.2.11
- Affected versionversion=9.16.2.13
- Affected versionversion=9.16.2.14
- Affected versionversion=9.16.2.3
- Affected versionversion=9.16.2.7
- Affected versionversion=9.16.3
- Affected versionversion=9.16.3.14
- Affected versionversion=9.16.3.15
- Affected versionversion=9.16.3.19
- Affected versionversion=9.16.3.23
- Affected versionversion=9.16.3.3
- Affected versionversion=9.16.4
- Affected versionversion=9.16.4.14
- Affected versionversion=9.16.4.19
- Affected versionversion=9.16.4.27
- Affected versionversion=9.16.4.38
- Affected versionversion=9.16.4.39
- Affected versionversion=9.16.4.42
- Affected versionversion=9.16.4.48
- Affected versionversion=9.16.4.55
- Affected versionversion=9.16.4.57
- Affected versionversion=9.16.4.61
- Affected versionversion=9.16.4.62
- Affected versionversion=9.16.4.67
- Affected versionversion=9.16.4.70
- Affected versionversion=9.16.4.71
- Affected versionversion=9.16.4.76
- Affected versionversion=9.16.4.82
- Affected versionversion=9.16.4.84
- Affected versionversion=9.16.4.9
- Affected versionversion=9.17.1
- Affected versionversion=9.17.1.10
- Affected versionversion=9.17.1.11
- Affected versionversion=9.17.1.13
- Affected versionversion=9.17.1.15
- Affected versionversion=9.17.1.20
- Affected versionversion=9.17.1.30
- Affected versionversion=9.17.1.33
- Affected versionversion=9.17.1.39
- Affected versionversion=9.17.1.45
- Affected versionversion=9.17.1.46
- Affected versionversion=9.17.1.7
- Affected versionversion=9.17.1.9
- Affected versionversion=9.18.1
- Affected versionversion=9.18.1.3
- Affected versionversion=9.18.2
- Affected versionversion=9.18.2.5
- Affected versionversion=9.18.2.7
- Affected versionversion=9.18.2.8
- Affected versionversion=9.18.3
- Affected versionversion=9.18.3.39
- Affected versionversion=9.18.3.46
- Affected versionversion=9.18.3.53
- Affected versionversion=9.18.3.55
- Affected versionversion=9.18.3.56
- Affected versionversion=9.18.4
- Affected versionversion=9.18.4.22
- Affected versionversion=9.18.4.24
- Affected versionversion=9.18.4.29
- Affected versionversion=9.18.4.34
- Affected versionversion=9.18.4.40
- Affected versionversion=9.18.4.47
- Affected versionversion=9.18.4.5
- Affected versionversion=9.18.4.50
- Affected versionversion=9.18.4.52
- Affected versionversion=9.18.4.53
- Affected versionversion=9.18.4.57
- Affected versionversion=9.18.4.8
- Affected versionversion=9.19.1
- Affected versionversion=9.19.1.12
- Affected versionversion=9.19.1.18
- Affected versionversion=9.19.1.22
- Affected versionversion=9.19.1.24
- Affected versionversion=9.19.1.27
- Affected versionversion=9.19.1.28
- Affected versionversion=9.19.1.31
- Affected versionversion=9.19.1.37
- Affected versionversion=9.19.1.38
- Affected versionversion=9.19.1.42
- Affected versionversion=9.19.1.5
- Affected versionversion=9.19.1.9
- Affected versionversion=9.20.1
- Affected versionversion=9.20.1.5
- Affected versionversion=9.20.2
- Affected versionversion=9.20.2.10
- Affected versionversion=9.20.2.21
- Affected versionversion=9.20.2.22
- Affected versionversion=9.20.3
- Affected versionversion=9.20.3.10
- Affected versionversion=9.20.3.13
- Affected versionversion=9.20.3.16
- Affected versionversion=9.20.3.20
- Affected versionversion=9.20.3.4
- Affected versionversion=9.20.3.7
- Affected versionversion=9.20.3.9
- Affected versionversion=9.22.1.1
- Affected versionversion=9.22.1.2
- Affected versionversion=9.22.1.3
- Affected versionversion=9.22.1.6
- Affected versionversion=9.22.2
- Affected versionversion=9.23.1
- Affected versionversion=9.23.1.3
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