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 8.6 HIGH

8.6^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 4.0

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-asaftd-dtls-dos-Kp57HkyO

Configurations

No configuration.

History

16 Sep 2026, 21:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-09-16 21:17

Updated : 2026-09-17 15:16

NVD link : CVE-2026-20250

Mitre link : CVE-2026-20250

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-20250

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-772

Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime

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