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CVE-2026-20050

MEDIUM CVSS 3.1: 6.8 EPSS 0.05%
Updated Apr 16, 2026
Cisco
Parameter Value
CVSS 6.8 (MEDIUM)
Affected Versions 7.1.0 — 7.7.11
Fixed In 7.2.11
Type CWE-404 (Improper Resource Shutdown or Release)
Vendor Cisco
Public PoC No

A vulnerability in the Do Not Decrypt exclusion feature of the SSL decryption feature of Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper memory management during the inspection of TLS 1.2 encrypted traffic. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted TLS 1.2 encrypted traffic through an affected device.

A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause a reload of an affected device. Note: This vulnerability only affects traffic that is encrypted by TLS 1.2. Other versions of TLS are not affected.

Attack Parameters

Attack Vector
Network
Can be exploited remotely
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

Vulnerable Products 4

Configuration From (including) Up to (excluding)
Cisco Firepower_Threat_Defense_Software
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_threat_defense_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.1.0 7.2.11
Cisco Firepower_Threat_Defense_Software
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_threat_defense_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.3.0 7.4.4
Cisco Firepower_Threat_Defense_Software
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_threat_defense_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.6.0 7.6.4
Cisco Firepower_Threat_Defense_Software
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_threat_defense_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.7.0 7.7.11