CVE-2026-20015Missing 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
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

2
GHSA
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 attack2026-03-04
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 attack2026-03-04

📋Vendor Advisories

1
Cisco
Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance and Secure Firewall Threat Defense Software IKEv2 Denial of Service Vulnerabilities2026-03-05
CVE-2026-20015 — Cisco vulnerability | cvebase