Vulnerability · CVE-2026-20054
Multiple Cisco products are affected by a vulnerability in the Snort 3 VBA feature that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the Snort 3 Detection…
Published Mar 4, 2026 · corrected/updated Aug 20, 2026 · cisco snort · evidence confidence high
Multiple Cisco products are affected by a vulnerability in the Snort 3 VBA feature that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the Snort 3 Detection Engine to crash. This vulnerability is due to improper error checking when decompressing VBA data. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted VBA data to the Snort 3 Detection Engine on the targeted device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the Snort 3 Detection Engine to enter an infinite loop, causing a DoS condition.
Grounded briefings
Catalog interpretations for three audiences. Each brief cites ingested metadata and the original advisories below. They are not independent research and they do not invent exploit steps.
Executive
CVE-2026-20054 is a medium public vulnerability record for cisco snort. It is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited catalog. Check the linked vendor or CERT advisories for patch status. This summary is a catalog interpretation of the ingested metadata and cites the original advisories below.
System administrator
Identify whether cisco snort is in your estate, then compare installed versions with the affected ranges. Affected packages or ranges on record: cisco/cyber vision (3.0.0); cisco/cyber vision (3.0.1); cisco/cyber vision (3.0.2); cisco/cyber vision (3.0.3). Check the linked vendor or CERT advisories for patch status. Prefer the vendor or distribution advisory linked in Sources before changing production systems. This is a catalog interpretation, not a runbook.
Security analyst
Signals on file: CVSS 5.8, EPSS 0.4%. It is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited catalog. Weakness classes: CWE-835. Sources contributing to this record: cve_org, epss, nvd. Public exploit references, when present, are outbound links only and are not proof of active exploitation. This is a catalog interpretation of stored metadata.
Exploitation and remediation
Exploitation evidence
Not listed as known exploited in CISA KEV. Not in CISA KEV or VulnCheck KEV.
Patch and remediation
No required-action text is stored yet. Use the vendor or CERT links in Sources for patch availability.
Safe detection guidance
Compare installed versions with the affected ranges below and verify the advisory from the original publisher. This site stores metadata and outbound links only; it does not ship exploit code or proof-of-concept payloads.
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Code
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No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Mar 4, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
Multiple Cisco products are affected by a vulnerability in the Snort 3 VBA feature that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the Snort 3 Detection Engine to crash. This vulnerability is due to improper error checking when decompressing VBA data. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted VBA data to the Snort 3 Detection Engine on the targeted device. A suc
Aug 20, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
Multiple Cisco products are affected by a vulnerability in the Snort 3 VBA feature that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the Snort 3 Detection Engine to crash. This vulnerability is due to improper error checking when decompressing VBA data. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted VBA data to the Snort 3 Detection Engine on the targeted device. A suc
Affected
- cpe cisco/cyber vision3.0.0
- cpe cisco/cyber vision3.0.1
- cpe cisco/cyber vision3.0.2
- cpe cisco/cyber vision3.0.3
- cpe cisco/cyber vision3.0.4
- cpe cisco/cyber vision3.0.5
- cpe cisco/cyber vision3.0.6
- cpe cisco/secure firewall threat defense7.2.0
- cpe cisco/snortversion unspecified
- cpe cisco/unified threat defense snort intrusion prevention system engine3.17.0s
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-20054
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-20054
30-day exploitation probability 0.4%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-20054
Multiple Cisco products are affected by a vulnerability in the Snort 3 VBA feature that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the Snort 3 Detection Engine to crash. This vulnerability is due to improper error checking when decompressing VBA data. An at
nvd.nist.gov