CVE-2026-20017
MediumCVSS 6.0Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk7th percentile - higher than 7% of all known CVEs
Summary
A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco Secure FTD Software allows an authenticated local attacker with administrative credentials to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system as root. This is due to insufficient input validation of user-supplied command arguments.
Risk Assessment
An attacker with administrative access can gain full control over the device's operating system, potentially leading to complete security compromise.
Recommendation
Install Cisco updates for FTD. Restrict CLI access to trusted personnel only.
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- CVE-2026-20052Medium
A vulnerability in the memory management handling for the Snort 3 Detection Engine of Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the Snort 3 Detection Engine to restart. This is due to a logic error in memory management during SSL packet inspection. A successful exploit could cause a DoS condition.
- CVE-2026-20007Medium
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- CVE-2026-20006Medium
A vulnerability in the TLS cryptography functionality of the Snort 3 Detection Engine of Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the Snort 3 Detection Engine to unexpectedly restart, resulting in a DoS condition. This is due to improper implementation of the TLS protocol. TLS 1.3 is not affected.
Original NVD description (English source)
A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco Secure FTD Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system as root. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid administrative credentials on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of user-supplied command arguments. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting crafted input for a specific CLI command. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute commands on the underlying operating system as root.