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CVE-2026-20101: cisco adaptive_security_appliance_software Use of Insufficiently Random Values

CVSS: 8.6v3.1HighAnalyzed
Published 04-03-2026Last modified 05-03-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-20101 is a high (CVSS 8.6) Use of Insufficiently Random Values vulnerability in cisco adaptive_security_appliance_software. EPSS estimates a 0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
34/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.6/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.37%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 04-03-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-03-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability in the SAML 2.0 single sign-on (SSO) feature of Cisco Secure Firewall ASA Software and Secure FTD Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the device to reload unexpectedly, resulting in a DoS condition. This vulnerability is due to insufficient error checking when processing SAML messages. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted SAML messages to the SAML service. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.37%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

29%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.01 pp

From 0.35% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.37%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Cisco4 products
  • adaptive_security_appliance_software≥ 9.12.1, < 9.16.4.85 | ≥ 9.17.1, < 9.18.4.66 | ≥ 9.19.1, < 9.20.4 | ≥ 9.22.1.1, < 9.22.2.4 | ≥ 9.23.1, < 9.23.1.7
  • cisco secure firewall adaptive security appliance (asa) software9.12.1 | 9.12.1.2 | 9.12.1.3 | 9.12.2 | 9.12.2.4 | 9.12.2.5 | 9.12.2.9 | 9.12.3 | 9.12.3.2 | 9.12.3.7 | 9.12.4 | 9.12.3.12 | 9.12.3.9 | 9.12.2.1 | 9.12.4.2 | 9.12.4.4 | 9.12.4.7 | 9.12.4.10 | 9.12.4.13 | 9.12.4.8 | 9.12.4.18 | 9.12.4.24 | 9.12.4.26 | 9.12.4.29 | 9.12.4.30 | 9.12.4.35 | 9.12.4.37 | 9.12.4.38 | 9.12.4.39 | 9.12.4.40 | 9.12.4.41 | 9.12.4.47 | 9.12.4.48 | 9.12.4.50 | 9.12.4.52 | 9.12.4.54 | 9.12.4.55 | 9.12.4.56 | 9.12.4.58 | 9.12.4.62 | 9.12.4.65 | 9.12.4.67 | 9.16.1 | 9.16.1.28 | 9.16.2 | 9.16.2.3 | 9.16.2.7 | 9.16.2.11 | 9.16.2.13 | 9.16.2.14 | 9.16.3 | 9.16.3.3 | 9.16.3.14 | 9.16.3.15 | 9.16.3.19 | 9.16.3.23 | 9.16.4 | 9.16.4.9 | 9.16.4.14 | 9.16.4.19 | 9.16.4.27 | 9.16.4.38 | 9.16.4.39 | 9.16.4.42 | 9.16.4.48 | 9.16.4.55 | 9.16.4.57 | 9.16.4.61 | 9.16.4.62 | 9.16.4.67 | 9.16.4.70 | 9.16.4.71 | 9.16.4.76 | 9.16.4.82 | 9.16.4.84 | 9.17.1 | 9.17.1.7 | 9.17.1.9 | 9.17.1.10 | 9.17.1.11 | 9.17.1.13 | 9.17.1.15 | 9.17.1.20 | 9.17.1.30 | 9.17.1.33 | 9.17.1.39 | 9.17.1.45 | 9.17.1.46 | 9.18.1 | 9.18.1.3 | 9.18.2 | 9.18.2.5 | 9.18.2.7 | 9.18.2.8 | 9.18.3 | 9.18.3.39 | 9.18.3.46 | 9.18.3.53 | 9.18.3.55 | 9.18.3.56 | 9.18.4 | 9.18.4.5 | 9.18.4.8 | 9.18.4.22 | 9.18.4.24 | 9.18.4.29 | 9.18.4.34 | 9.18.4.40 | 9.18.4.47 | 9.18.4.50 | 9.18.4.52 | 9.18.4.53 | 9.18.4.57 | 9.19.1 | 9.19.1.5 | 9.19.1.9 | 9.19.1.12 | 9.19.1.18 | 9.19.1.22 | 9.19.1.24 | 9.19.1.27 | 9.19.1.28 | 9.19.1.31 | 9.19.1.37 | 9.19.1.38 | 9.19.1.42 | 9.20.1 | 9.20.1.5 | 9.20.2 | 9.20.2.10 | 9.20.2.21 | 9.20.2.22 | 9.20.3 | 9.20.3.4 | 9.20.3.7 | 9.20.3.9 | 9.20.3.10 | 9.20.3.13 | 9.20.3.16 | 9.20.3.20 | 9.22.1.1 | 9.22.1.3 | 9.22.1.2 | 9.22.1.6 | 9.22.2 | 9.23.1 | 9.23.1.3
  • cisco secure firewall threat defense (ftd) software6.4.0 | 6.4.0.1 | 6.4.0.3 | 6.4.0.2 | 6.4.0.4 | 6.4.0.5 | 6.4.0.6 | 6.4.0.7 | 6.4.0.8 | 6.4.0.9 | 6.4.0.10 | 6.4.0.11 | 6.4.0.12 | 6.4.0.13 | 6.4.0.14 | 6.4.0.15 | 6.4.0.16 | 6.4.0.17 | 6.4.0.18 | 7.0.0 | 7.0.0.1 | 7.0.1 | 7.0.1.1 | 7.0.2 | 7.0.2.1 | 7.0.3 | 7.0.4 | 7.0.5 | 7.0.6 | 7.0.6.1 | 7.0.6.2 | 7.0.6.3 | 7.0.7 | 7.0.8 | 7.0.8.1 | 7.1.0 | 7.1.0.1 | 7.1.0.2 | 7.1.0.3 | 7.2.0 | 7.2.0.1 | 7.2.1 | 7.2.2 | 7.2.3 | 7.2.4 | 7.2.4.1 | 7.2.5 | 7.2.5.1 | 7.2.6 | 7.2.7 | 7.2.5.2 | 7.2.8 | 7.2.8.1 | 7.2.9 | 7.2.10 | 7.2.10.2 | 7.3.0 | 7.3.1 | 7.3.1.1 | 7.3.1.2 | 7.4.0 | 7.4.1 | 7.4.1.1 | 7.4.2 | 7.4.2.1 | 7.4.2.2 | 7.4.2.3 | 7.4.2.4 | 7.6.0 | 7.6.1 | 7.6.2 | 7.6.2.1 | 7.7.0 | 7.7.10 | 7.7.10.1
  • secure_firewall_threat_defense≥ 6.4.0, < 7.0.9 | ≥ 7.1.0, < 7.2.11 | ≥ 7.3.0, < 7.4.3 | ≥ 7.6.0, < 7.6.4 | ≥ 7.7.0, < 7.7.11

1 vendor · 4 products

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