CVE-2026-20013 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime in Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance Software
Severity
5.8MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 66.90%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedMar 4
Latest updateMar 5
Description
A vulnerability in the IKEv2 feature of Cisco Secure Firewall ASA Software and Cisco Secure FTD Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a DoS condition on an affected device that may also impact the availability of services to devices elsewhere in the network.
This vulnerability is due to memory exhaustion caused by not freeing memory during IKEv2 packet processing. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted IKEv2 packets to an affected device. A su…
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:LExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 1.4
Affected Packages2 packages
🔴Vulnerability Details
2CVEList▶
CVE-2026-20013: A vulnerability in the IKEv2 feature of Cisco Secure Firewall ASA Software and Cisco Secure FTD Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attack↗2026-03-04
GHSA▶
GHSA-mj8r-4vp9-fx97: A vulnerability in the IKEv2 feature of Cisco Secure Firewall ASA Software and Cisco Secure FTD Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attack↗2026-03-04
📋Vendor Advisories
1Cisco▶
Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance and Secure Firewall Threat Defense Software IKEv2 Denial of Service Vulnerabilities↗2026-03-05