CVE-2026-20101Network attack vector

Unauthenticated device reload via crafted VPN authentication messages

Published Mar 4, 2026 · Updated Mar 4, 2026

Denial of service in Cisco Secure Firewall ASA and FTD Software allows remote attackers to reload devices via crafted VPN messages. The VPN authentication service performs insufficient error checking while processing attacker-controlled authentication messages. Exposure requires Remote Access SSL VPN to be enabled; successful exploitation interrupts device services during the reload.

CVSS severity8.6
High
EPSS probability0.35%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Denial of service in Cisco Secure Firewall ASA and FTD Software allows remote attackers to reload devices via crafted VPN messages. The VPN authentication service performs insufficient error checking while processing attacker-controlled authentication messages. Exposure requires Remote Access SSL VPN to be enabled; successful exploitation interrupts device services during the reload.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-20101
Published
Mar 4, 2026
Updated
Mar 4, 2026
Vendor
ClamAV
Product
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software
Classifications
CWE-330, T1499.004
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 4, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 4, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=9.12.1
  2. Affected versionversion=9.12.1.2
  3. Affected versionversion=9.12.1.3
  4. Affected versionversion=9.12.2
  5. Affected versionversion=9.12.2.1
  6. Affected versionversion=9.12.2.4
  7. Affected versionversion=9.12.2.5
  8. Affected versionversion=9.12.2.9
  9. Affected versionversion=9.12.3
  10. Affected versionversion=9.12.3.12
  11. Affected versionversion=9.12.3.2
  12. Affected versionversion=9.12.3.7
  13. Affected versionversion=9.12.3.9
  14. Affected versionversion=9.12.4
  15. Affected versionversion=9.12.4.10
  16. Affected versionversion=9.12.4.13
  17. Affected versionversion=9.12.4.18
  18. Affected versionversion=9.12.4.2
  19. Affected versionversion=9.12.4.24
  20. Affected versionversion=9.12.4.26
  21. Affected versionversion=9.12.4.29
  22. Affected versionversion=9.12.4.30
  23. Affected versionversion=9.12.4.35
  24. Affected versionversion=9.12.4.37
  25. Affected versionversion=9.12.4.38
  26. Affected versionversion=9.12.4.39
  27. Affected versionversion=9.12.4.4
  28. Affected versionversion=9.12.4.40
  29. Affected versionversion=9.12.4.41
  30. Affected versionversion=9.12.4.47
  31. Affected versionversion=9.12.4.48
  32. Affected versionversion=9.12.4.50
  33. Affected versionversion=9.12.4.52
  34. Affected versionversion=9.12.4.54
  35. Affected versionversion=9.12.4.55
  36. Affected versionversion=9.12.4.56
  37. Affected versionversion=9.12.4.58
  38. Affected versionversion=9.12.4.62
  39. Affected versionversion=9.12.4.65
  40. Affected versionversion=9.12.4.67
  41. Affected versionversion=9.12.4.7
  42. Affected versionversion=9.12.4.8
  43. Affected versionversion=9.16.1
  44. Affected versionversion=9.16.1.28
  45. Affected versionversion=9.16.2
  46. Affected versionversion=9.16.2.11
  47. Affected versionversion=9.16.2.13
  48. Affected versionversion=9.16.2.14
  49. Affected versionversion=9.16.2.3
  50. Affected versionversion=9.16.2.7
  51. Affected versionversion=9.16.3
  52. Affected versionversion=9.16.3.14
  53. Affected versionversion=9.16.3.15
  54. Affected versionversion=9.16.3.19
  55. Affected versionversion=9.16.3.23
  56. Affected versionversion=9.16.3.3
  57. Affected versionversion=9.16.4
  58. Affected versionversion=9.16.4.14
  59. Affected versionversion=9.16.4.19
  60. Affected versionversion=9.16.4.27
  61. Affected versionversion=9.16.4.38
  62. Affected versionversion=9.16.4.39
  63. Affected versionversion=9.16.4.42
  64. Affected versionversion=9.16.4.48
  65. Affected versionversion=9.16.4.55
  66. Affected versionversion=9.16.4.57
  67. Affected versionversion=9.16.4.61
  68. Affected versionversion=9.16.4.62
  69. Affected versionversion=9.16.4.67
  70. Affected versionversion=9.16.4.70
  71. Affected versionversion=9.16.4.71
  72. Affected versionversion=9.16.4.76
  73. Affected versionversion=9.16.4.82
  74. Affected versionversion=9.16.4.84
  75. Affected versionversion=9.16.4.9
  76. Affected versionversion=9.17.1
  77. Affected versionversion=9.17.1.10
  78. Affected versionversion=9.17.1.11
  79. Affected versionversion=9.17.1.13
  80. Affected versionversion=9.17.1.15
  81. Affected versionversion=9.17.1.20
  82. Affected versionversion=9.17.1.30
  83. Affected versionversion=9.17.1.33
  84. Affected versionversion=9.17.1.39
  85. Affected versionversion=9.17.1.45
  86. Affected versionversion=9.17.1.46
  87. Affected versionversion=9.17.1.7
  88. Affected versionversion=9.17.1.9
  89. Affected versionversion=9.18.1
  90. Affected versionversion=9.18.1.3
  91. Affected versionversion=9.18.2
  92. Affected versionversion=9.18.2.5
  93. Affected versionversion=9.18.2.7
  94. Affected versionversion=9.18.2.8
  95. Affected versionversion=9.18.3
  96. Affected versionversion=9.18.3.39
  97. Affected versionversion=9.18.3.46
  98. Affected versionversion=9.18.3.53
  99. Affected versionversion=9.18.3.55
  100. Affected versionversion=9.18.3.56
  101. Affected versionversion=9.18.4
  102. Affected versionversion=9.18.4.22
  103. Affected versionversion=9.18.4.24
  104. Affected versionversion=9.18.4.29
  105. Affected versionversion=9.18.4.34
  106. Affected versionversion=9.18.4.40
  107. Affected versionversion=9.18.4.47
  108. Affected versionversion=9.18.4.5
  109. Affected versionversion=9.18.4.50
  110. Affected versionversion=9.18.4.52
  111. Affected versionversion=9.18.4.53
  112. Affected versionversion=9.18.4.57
  113. Affected versionversion=9.18.4.8
  114. Affected versionversion=9.19.1
  115. Affected versionversion=9.19.1.12
  116. Affected versionversion=9.19.1.18
  117. Affected versionversion=9.19.1.22
  118. Affected versionversion=9.19.1.24
  119. Affected versionversion=9.19.1.27
  120. Affected versionversion=9.19.1.28
  121. Affected versionversion=9.19.1.31
  122. Affected versionversion=9.19.1.37
  123. Affected versionversion=9.19.1.38
  124. Affected versionversion=9.19.1.42
  125. Affected versionversion=9.19.1.5
  126. Affected versionversion=9.19.1.9
  127. Affected versionversion=9.20.1
  128. Affected versionversion=9.20.1.5
  129. Affected versionversion=9.20.2
  130. Affected versionversion=9.20.2.10
  131. Affected versionversion=9.20.2.21
  132. Affected versionversion=9.20.2.22
  133. Affected versionversion=9.20.3
  134. Affected versionversion=9.20.3.10
  135. Affected versionversion=9.20.3.13
  136. Affected versionversion=9.20.3.16
  137. Affected versionversion=9.20.3.20
  138. Affected versionversion=9.20.3.4
  139. Affected versionversion=9.20.3.7
  140. Affected versionversion=9.20.3.9
  141. Affected versionversion=9.22.1.1
  142. Affected versionversion=9.22.1.2
  143. Affected versionversion=9.22.1.3
  144. Affected versionversion=9.22.1.6
  145. Affected versionversion=9.22.2
  146. Affected versionversion=9.23.1
  147. Affected versionversion=9.23.1.3

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

ClamAV · Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Softwareversion=9.12.1; version=9.12.1.2; version=9.12.1.3; version=9.12.2; version=9.12.2.1; version=9.12.2.4; version=9.12.2.5; version=9.12.2.9; version=9.12.3; version=9.12.3.12; version=9.12.3.2; version=9.12.3.7; version=9.12.3.9; version=9.12.4; version=9.12.4.10; version=9.12.4.13; version=9.12.4.18; version=9.12.4.2; version=9.12.4.24; version=9.12.4.26; version=9.12.4.29; version=9.12.4.30; version=9.12.4.35; version=9.12.4.37; version=9.12.4.38; version=9.12.4.39; version=9.12.4.4; version=9.12.4.40; version=9.12.4.41; version=9.12.4.47; version=9.12.4.48; version=9.12.4.50; version=9.12.4.52; version=9.12.4.54; version=9.12.4.55; version=9.12.4.56; version=9.12.4.58; version=9.12.4.62; version=9.12.4.65; version=9.12.4.67; version=9.12.4.7; version=9.12.4.8; version=9.16.1; version=9.16.1.28; version=9.16.2; version=9.16.2.11; version=9.16.2.13; version=9.16.2.14; version=9.16.2.3; version=9.16.2.7; version=9.16.3; version=9.16.3.14; version=9.16.3.15; version=9.16.3.19; version=9.16.3.23; version=9.16.3.3; version=9.16.4; version=9.16.4.14; version=9.16.4.19; version=9.16.4.27; version=9.16.4.38; version=9.16.4.39; version=9.16.4.42; version=9.16.4.48; version=9.16.4.55; version=9.16.4.57; version=9.16.4.61; version=9.16.4.62; version=9.16.4.67; version=9.16.4.70; version=9.16.4.71; version=9.16.4.76; version=9.16.4.82; version=9.16.4.84; version=9.16.4.9; version=9.17.1; version=9.17.1.10; version=9.17.1.11; version=9.17.1.13; version=9.17.1.15; version=9.17.1.20; version=9.17.1.30; version=9.17.1.33; version=9.17.1.39; version=9.17.1.45; version=9.17.1.46; version=9.17.1.7; version=9.17.1.9; version=9.18.1; version=9.18.1.3; version=9.18.2; version=9.18.2.5; version=9.18.2.7; version=9.18.2.8; version=9.18.3; version=9.18.3.39; version=9.18.3.46; version=9.18.3.53; version=9.18.3.55; version=9.18.3.56; version=9.18.4; version=9.18.4.22; version=9.18.4.24; version=9.18.4.29; version=9.18.4.34; version=9.18.4.40; version=9.18.4.47; version=9.18.4.5; version=9.18.4.50; version=9.18.4.52; version=9.18.4.53; version=9.18.4.57; version=9.18.4.8; version=9.19.1; version=9.19.1.12; version=9.19.1.18; version=9.19.1.22; version=9.19.1.24; version=9.19.1.27; version=9.19.1.28; version=9.19.1.31; version=9.19.1.37; version=9.19.1.38; version=9.19.1.42; version=9.19.1.5; version=9.19.1.9; version=9.20.1; version=9.20.1.5; version=9.20.2; version=9.20.2.10; version=9.20.2.21; version=9.20.2.22; version=9.20.3; version=9.20.3.10; version=9.20.3.13; version=9.20.3.16; version=9.20.3.20; version=9.20.3.4; version=9.20.3.7; version=9.20.3.9; version=9.22.1.1; version=9.22.1.2; version=9.22.1.3; version=9.22.1.6; version=9.22.2; version=9.23.1; version=9.23.1.3
ClamAV · Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defenseversion=6.4.0; version=6.4.0.1; version=6.4.0.10; version=6.4.0.11; version=6.4.0.12; version=6.4.0.13; version=6.4.0.14; version=6.4.0.15; version=6.4.0.16; version=6.4.0.17; version=6.4.0.18; version=6.4.0.2; version=6.4.0.3; version=6.4.0.4; version=6.4.0.5; version=6.4.0.6; version=6.4.0.7; version=6.4.0.8; version=6.4.0.9; version=7.0.0; version=7.0.0.1; version=7.0.1; version=7.0.1.1; version=7.0.2; version=7.0.2.1; version=7.0.3; version=7.0.4; version=7.0.5; version=7.0.6; version=7.0.6.1; version=7.0.6.2; version=7.0.6.3; version=7.0.7; version=7.0.8; version=7.0.8.1; version=7.1.0; version=7.1.0.1; version=7.1.0.2; version=7.1.0.3; version=7.2.0; version=7.2.0.1; version=7.2.1; version=7.2.10; version=7.2.10.2; version=7.2.2; version=7.2.3; version=7.2.4; version=7.2.4.1; version=7.2.5; version=7.2.5.1; version=7.2.5.2; version=7.2.6; version=7.2.7; version=7.2.8; version=7.2.8.1; version=7.2.9; version=7.3.0; version=7.3.1; version=7.3.1.1; version=7.3.1.2; version=7.4.0; version=7.4.1; version=7.4.1.1; version=7.4.2; version=7.4.2.1; version=7.4.2.2; version=7.4.2.3; version=7.4.2.4; version=7.6.0; version=7.6.1; version=7.6.2; version=7.6.2.1; version=7.7.0; version=7.7.10; version=7.7.10.1

Published CVSS scores

8.6Cisco SystemsCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-330Use of Insufficiently Random Values
T1499.004Application or System Exploitation

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