Cisco Secure Firewall ASA/FTD VPN Web Server Denial of Service Vulnerability
CVE-2026-20039 is a denial-of-service vulnerability in the VPN web server component of Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software. According to the provided content, the issue is caused by ineffective memory management in the VPN web server. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit the flaw by sending a large number of crafted HTTP requests to an affected device. Successful exploitation can force the device to reload, interrupting VPN web server availability and causing a denial-of-service condition.
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Unauthenticated remote denial-of-service vulnerability in the VPN web server component of Cisco Secure Firewall ASA and Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD), triggered by high volumes of crafted HTTP requests leading to device reload due to ineffective memory management.
Denial of service vulnerability in the VPN web server component of Cisco ASA and Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD).
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Cross-references every affected SKU, including bundled OEM variants.
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