CVE-2026-20120
Cisco FTD ACL bypass vulnerability
Severity
Medium 5.8
CVSS 3.1
Exploited
Not listed
EPSS
0.004
34.7th percentile
Discovered by
Vendor
Vendor-published field
Published
Sep 16, 2026
Assigned by cisco
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.
Weakness: CWE-284
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Category | Matched by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) | Firewall / NGFW | cna-assigner |
| Cisco | Cisco Secure Firewall | 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