TL;DR π
- Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) contain a heap inspection vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the device to reload unexpectedly, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition.
- Highest CVSS: 8.6 (High).
- Listed in CISA KEV (2026-08-11) β this is being exploited in the wild.
- Check the advisory for fixed releases β remediation detail is in the vendor link below.
- CVEs: CVE-2026-20349.
What it is
CVE-2026-20349 is a heap inspection vulnerability in Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD). The flaw sits in the code handling heap memory on affected devices.