CVE-2026-20236

Multiple Cisco Products Snort 3 Software Hardening Release: October 2026

Published Oct 21, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
As part of Cisco's ongoing commitment to proactive security and product quality, the Cisco owned Open Source Snort 3 Software engineering team has conducted a comprehensive internal security review. This review resulted in software hardening releases that address multiple internally discovered vulnerabilities.

The vulnerabilities tracked by CVE-2026-20236 are related to issues concerning incorrect calculation that are grouped under the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) Base CWE-682.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Cisco
Cisco cisco Open Source Snort3
Cisco cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (ftd) Software
Cisco cisco Utd Snort Ips Engine Software
Cisco cyber Vision
Cisco secure Firewall Threat Defense
Vendors & Products Cisco
Cisco cisco Open Source Snort3
Cisco cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (ftd) Software
Cisco cisco Utd Snort Ips Engine Software
Cisco cyber Vision
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 As part of Cisco's ongoing commitment to proactive security and product quality, the Cisco owned Open Source Snort 3 Software engineering team has conducted a comprehensive internal security review. This review resulted in software hardening releases that address multiple internally discovered vulnerabilities. The vulnerabilities tracked by CVE-2026-20236 are related to issues concerning incorrect calculation that are grouped under the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) Base CWE-682.
Title Multiple Cisco Products Snort 3 Software Hardening Release: October 2026
Weaknesses CWE-682
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
cisco
Published
Updated
Nov 7, 2026, 5:29 PM
Reserved
Oct 8, 2025, 11:59 AM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Oct 21, 2026, 5:18 PM
Modified
Nov 7, 2026, 6:17 PM