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XSS in Cisco Secure Firewall ASA/FTD VPN web services

IdentifiersCVE-2026-20070CWE-79

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the VPN web services component of Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to inject arbitrary HTML/script into content rendered by a victim’s browser when accessing an affected device. The issue is caused by improper validation of user-supplied input in HTTP requests. Exploitation involves luring a user to follow a crafted link to a malicious site that submits malicious input to the affected VPN web services endpoint, resulting in script execution in the context of the VPN web server as rendered in the user’s browser.

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Impact

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Successful exploitation enables execution of arbitrary HTML or JavaScript in the victim’s browser in the context of the affected device’s VPN web server, which can facilitate session hijacking, credential theft, and other client-side actions within the scope of the user’s authenticated/active browser session to the device.

Mitigation

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Until fixed software can be applied, reduce exposure of the VPN web services interface to untrusted networks where feasible, and limit/monitor user access paths that can be used for link-based social engineering (e.g., user awareness, URL filtering) to reduce the likelihood of victims following attacker-controlled links that trigger the vulnerable request flow.

Remediation

Patch, then assume compromise.

Apply Cisco-provided fixed software updates for Cisco Secure Firewall ASA and Cisco Secure Firewall FTD that address CVE-2026-20070 (VPN web services XSS).
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Cisco SystemsAdaptive Security Appliance Softwareoperating_system
Cisco SystemsFirepower Threat Defenseapplication

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