cisco-sa-ftd-acl-bypass-8p6vFvw: Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance and Secure Firewall Threat Defense Software Object Group Access Control List Bypass Vulnerabilities

Published Sep 16, 2026
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Updated

Multiple vulnerabilities in the access control list (ACL) Object Group Search (OGS) implementation of Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass configured access controls.These vulnerabilities are due to a logic error in populating group access control policies (ACPs) with OGS configured. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by sending traffic that should be blocked through the device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass access controls and reach devices in protected networks.Cisco has released software updates that address these vulnerabilities. There are no workarounds that address these vulnerabilities.This advisory is available at the following link:https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ftd-acl-bypass-8p6vFvwThis 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.

Affected Software

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

Event History

Sep 16, 2026
Advisory Published
via Cisco·04:00 PM
Data Sourced
via Cisco·04:00 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness

Frequently Asked Questions

1

Which deployments are exposed to this issue?

Cisco Secure Firewall ASA Software and Cisco Secure Firewall FTD Software deployments are exposed when group access control policies are configured with ACL Object Group Search (OGS).

2

What does an attacker need to exploit the vulnerability?

An attacker can be unauthenticated and remote. Exploitation involves sending traffic through the device that configured access controls should block.

3

What is the practical impact of successful exploitation?

Successful exploitation can bypass configured access controls, allowing traffic to reach devices on protected networks.

4

What should be done if updates cannot be applied immediately?

The provided information states that there are no workarounds that address these vulnerabilities. Software updates released by Cisco are the available remediation.

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