CVE-2026-20025

OSPFLSU‑Induced Heap Corruption Leading to Reload and DoS in Cisco ASA and FTD

Published Mar 4, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6.8 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A vulnerability in the OSPF protocol of Cisco Secure Firewall ASA Software and Cisco Secure FTD Software could allow an authenticated, adjacent attacker to cause an affected device to reload unexpectedly, resulting in a DoS condition. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have the OSPF secret key.

This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation when processing OSPF link-state update (LSU) packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted OSPF LSU packets. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to corrupt the heap, causing the device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_threat_defense_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_threat_defense:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Cisco firepower Threat Defense Software
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Cisco firepower Threat Defense Software
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_threat_defense_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Cisco firepower Threat Defense Software
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Title OSPFLSU‑Induced Heap Corruption Leading to Reload and DoS in Cisco ASA and FTD
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Cisco
Cisco adaptive Security Appliance Software
Cisco secure Firewall Threat Defense
Vendors & Products Cisco
Cisco adaptive Security Appliance Software
Cisco secure Firewall Threat Defense
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A vulnerability in the OSPF protocol of Cisco Secure Firewall ASA Software and Cisco Secure FTD Software could allow an authenticated, adjacent attacker to cause an affected device to reload unexpectedly, resulting in a DoS condition. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have the OSPF secret key. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation when processing OSPF link-state update (LSU) packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted OSPF LSU packets. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to corrupt the heap, causing the device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition.
Weaknesses CWE-190
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
cisco
Published
Updated
Mar 4, 2026, 9:35 PM
Reserved
Oct 8, 2025, 11:59 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Mar 4, 2026, 7:16 PM
Modified
Aug 11, 2026, 7:40 PM