CVE-2026-20014
A vulnerability in the IKEv2 feature of Cisco Secure Firewall ASA Software and Cisco Secure FTD Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with valid VPN user credentials to cause a DoS condition on an affected device that may also impact the availability of services to devices elsewhere in the network. This vulnerability is due to the improper processing of IKEv2 packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted, authenticated IKEv2 packets to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to exhaust memory, causing the device to reload.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 7.7 (v3.1)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-401
- EPSS score
- 0.3% (21th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2026-9431)
- Published
- March 4, 2026
- NVD last modified
- August 11, 2026
- Status
- Analyzed
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2026-9431 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on March 4, 2026.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- cisco / adaptive security appliance software
- cisco / secure firewall threat defense
Certified products that may be affected
2 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.
- Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) 7.4 with Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 7.4 and Secure Client 5.1 - Cisco Systems, Inc. - Common Criteria NSCIB-CC-2400046-01-CR - active
- Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual 7.4 with FMC/FMCv - Cisco Systems, Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-11510-2025 - active
References
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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