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CVE-2026-20249: CWE-704

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-20249· High 8.6

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.6 High.

Data as of 31 Oct 2026, 20:20 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
8.6High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 35% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 16 Sep 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 31 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) SoftwareAffected
  • 9.16.1 – 9.24.1.155
129 affected builds
Fixed in–
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) SoftwareAffected
  • 7.0.0 – 10.0.0
60 affected builds
Fixed in–

Description

A logic error in the certification authentication feature of IKEv2 on Cisco Secure Firewall ASA and FTD software allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to cause the device to reload unexpectedly. Exploitation involves sending a crafted certificate during the IKEv2 VPN connection setup, leading to a denial of service by crashing the IKEv2 process.

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