High severity · published Mar 4, 2026
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…
8.6
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 30% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AS
Adaptive Security Appliance Software · Cisco
9.12.1 before 9.16.4.85; 9.17.1 before 9.18.4.66; 9.19.1 before 9.20.4; 9.22.1.1 before 9.22.2.4; 9.23.1 before 9.23.1.7 · source: NVD
SF
Secure Firewall Threat Defense · Cisco
6.4.0 before 7.0.9; 7.1.0 before 7.2.11; 7.3.0 before 7.4.3; 7.6.0 before 7.6.4; 7.7.0 before 7.7.11 · source: NVD
Affected product
AS
Adaptive Security Appliance Software
Cisco
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-20101
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-20101
Vendor Advisory
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-asaftd-vpn-m9sx6MbC
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