CVE-2026-20250: Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance and Secure Firewall Threat Defense Software for Firepower 3100 and 4200 Series DTLS Denial of Service Vulnerability

Published Sep 16, 2026
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Updated

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.

Affected Software

2 affected components
Cisco Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software
Cisco Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software

Event History

Sep 16, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:09 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:09 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness

Frequently Asked Questions

1

Does an attacker need credentials or user interaction to exploit this issue?

No. The vulnerability is remotely exploitable without authentication or user interaction by sending a crafted stream of DTLS traffic to an affected device.

2

What is the expected impact of successful exploitation?

A successful attack can cause the affected device to reload, creating a denial-of-service condition. The provided scoring indicates no direct confidentiality or integrity impact.

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