CVE-2026-20015 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime in Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance Software
Severity
5.8MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 70.20%
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 impact the availability of services to devices elsewhere in the network.
This vulnerability is due to a memory leak when parsing IKEv2 packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted IKEv2 packets to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker …
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
2GHSA▶
GHSA-m287-fgwg-4xpc: 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
CVEList▶
CVE-2026-20015: 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