CVE-2026-20007

Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Software Snort Deep Inspection Bypass Vulnerability

Published Mar 4, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 5.8 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A vulnerability in the Snort 2 and Snort 3 deep packet inspection of Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass configured Snort rules and allow traffic onto the network that should have been dropped.

This vulnerability is due to a logic error in the integration of the Snort Engine rules with Cisco Secure FTD Software that could allow different Snort rules to be hit when deep inspection of the packet is performed for the inner and outer connections. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted traffic to a targeted device that would hit configured Snort rules. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to send traffic to a network where it should have been denied.

Remediation

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Advisories

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History
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cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_threat_defense:6.4.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_threat_defense:6.4.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_threat_defense:7.0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_threat_defense:7.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_threat_defense:7.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_threat_defense:7.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_threat_defense:7.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Cisco
Cisco secure Firewall Threat Defense
Vendors & Products Cisco
Cisco secure Firewall Threat Defense
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A vulnerability in the Snort 2 and Snort 3 deep packet inspection of Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass configured Snort rules and allow traffic onto the network that should have been dropped. This vulnerability is due to a logic error in the integration of the Snort Engine rules with Cisco Secure FTD Software that could allow different Snort rules to be hit when deep inspection of the packet is performed for the inner and outer connections. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted traffic to a targeted device that would hit configured Snort rules. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to send traffic to a network where it should have been denied.
Title Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Software Snort Deep Inspection Bypass Vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-284
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
cisco
Published
Updated
Mar 4, 2026, 8:51 PM
Reserved
Oct 8, 2025, 11:59 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Mar 4, 2026, 6:16 PM
Modified
Aug 20, 2026, 4:42 PM