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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-20070

A vulnerability in the VPN web services component of Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) So…

Published Mar 4, 2026 · corrected/updated Aug 11, 2026 · cisco adaptive security appliance software · evidence confidence high

A vulnerability in the VPN web services component of Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a browser that is accessing an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper validation of user-supplied input in HTTP requests. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user to follow a link to a malicious website that is designed to submit malicious input to the affected application. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary HTML or script code in the browser in the context of the VPN web server.

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-2026-20070 is a medium public vulnerability record for cisco adaptive security appliance software. 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 adaptive security appliance software is in your estate, then compare installed versions with the affected ranges. Affected packages or ranges on record: cisco/adaptive security appliance software (9.12.1); cisco/adaptive security appliance software (9.12.1.2); cisco/adaptive security appliance software (9.12.1.3); cisco/adaptive security appliance software (9.12.2). 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 6.1, EPSS 0.3%. It is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited catalog. Weakness classes: CWE-80. 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.

Technology hubs

Cisco

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Mar 4, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    A vulnerability in the VPN web services component of Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a browser that is accessing an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper validation of user-supplied input in

  2. Aug 11, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    A vulnerability in the VPN web services component of Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a browser that is accessing an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper validation of user-supplied input in

Affected

  • cpe cisco/adaptive security appliance software9.12.1
  • cpe cisco/adaptive security appliance software9.12.1.2
  • cpe cisco/adaptive security appliance software9.12.1.3
  • cpe cisco/adaptive security appliance software9.12.2
  • cpe cisco/adaptive security appliance software9.12.2.1
  • cpe cisco/adaptive security appliance software9.12.2.4
  • cpe cisco/adaptive security appliance software9.12.2.5
  • cpe cisco/adaptive security appliance software9.12.2.9
  • cpe cisco/secure firewall threat defense6.4.0

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-20070

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-20070

    30-day exploitation probability 0.3%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-20070

    A vulnerability in the VPN web services component of Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a b

    nvd.nist.gov

References