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CVE-2026-20023

MEDIUM CVSS 3.1: 6.1 EPSS 0.02%
Updated Mar 05, 2026
Cisco
Parameter Value
CVSS 6.1 (MEDIUM)
Type CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write)
Vendor Cisco
Public PoC No

A vulnerability in the OSPF protocol of Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to corrupt memory on an affected device, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. This vulnerability is due to memory corruption when parsing OSPF protocol packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted OSPF packets to an affected device.

A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause memory corruption causing the affected device to reboot, resulting in a DoS condition.

Attack Parameters

Attack Vector
Adjacent
Requires local network access
Attack Complexity
High
Difficult to exploit
Privileges Required
None
No privileges needed
User Interaction
None
No user interaction needed

Impact Assessment

Confidentiality
None
No data leak
Integrity
None
No data modification
Availability
High
Complete denial of service

CVSS Vector v3.1

Weakness Type (CWE)