cisco-sa-asaftd-ikev2cert-dos-uWyc2xtv: Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance and Secure Firewall Threat Defense Software IKEv2 Certificate Authentication Denial of Service Vulnerability
A vulnerability in the certification authentication feature of Internet Key Exchange version 2 (IKEv2) for Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected device to reload unexpectedly.This vulnerability is due to a logic error during the certificate authentication phase of the IKEv2 connection setup. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by attempting to establish an IKEv2 VPN connection with a crafted certificate. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the IKEv2 process to crash, causing a denial of service (DoS) condition.Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.This advisory is available at the following link:https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-asaftd-ikev2cert-dos-uWyc2xtvThis advisory is part of a group of advisories. For a complete list of the advisories and links to them, see Cisco Advance Notification for Publication of September 16, 2026, Security Advisories. In addition, for further documentation of improvements and fixes in Cisco Secure Firewall products, see Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance Software, Secure Firewall Threat Defense Software, and Secure Firewall Management Center Software Hardening Release: September 2026.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who can exploit this vulnerability?
An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit it by attempting to establish an IKEv2 VPN connection using a crafted certificate. Exploitation targets the certificate authentication phase of IKEv2 connection setup.
What is the operational impact of successful exploitation?
Successful exploitation can crash the IKEv2 process and cause a denial-of-service condition. The affected device may reload unexpectedly.
Is there a mitigation if software updates cannot be installed immediately?
No. The available information states that there are no workarounds that address this vulnerability; Cisco has released software updates.