CVE-2026-20101

A vulnerability in the SAML 2.0 single sign-on (SSO) feature of Cisco Secure Firewall ASA Software and Secure FTD Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the device to reload

Severity
High 8.6
CVSS 3.1
Remote · no auth what this means
Exploited
Not listed
EPSS
0.004
27.5th percentile
Discovered by
Vendor
Vendor-published field
Published
Mar 4, 2026
Assigned by cisco

Description

A vulnerability in the SAML 2.0 single sign-on (SSO) feature of Cisco Secure Firewall ASA Software and Secure FTD Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the device to reload unexpectedly, resulting in a DoS condition. This vulnerability is due to insufficient error checking when processing SAML messages. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted SAML messages to the SAML service. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition.

Weakness: CWE-330

Affected products

Vendor Product Category Matched by
Cisco Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Check your version Firewall / NGFW cna-assigner
Cisco Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Check your version Firewall / NGFW cna-assigner
Vendor-reported products (2)
  • Cisco · Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software
  • Cisco · Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software

Vendor advisory

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Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance and Secure Firewall Threat Defense Software Remote Access SSL VPN Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

Cisco’s rating: High (advisory CVSS 8.6) · Published Mar 4, 2026

Bug IDs: CSCwo49932 , CSCwo49934 , CSCwo73886 , CSCwo73889 , CSCwo73891

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