5.8
MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-20120
Cisco FTD ACL bypass vulnerability
Description

A vulnerability in the access control list (ACL) Object Group Search (OGS) implementation of Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass configured access controls. This vulnerability is due to a logic error in populating group access control policies (ACPs) with OGS configured. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending traffic that should be blocked through the device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass access controls and reach devices in protected networks.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 16, 2026, 8:19 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 16, 2026, 8:19 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

cisco
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-20120 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM MITRE-CVE
Solution
Update Cisco Secure Firewall software to patch an access control bypass vulnerability.
  • Update Cisco Secure Firewall ASA Software.
  • Update Cisco Secure Firewall FTD Software.

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