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CVE-2026-20120 (GCVE-0-2026-20120)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-16 20:19 – Updated: 2026-09-17 16:03
VLAI
Title
Cisco FTD ACL bypass vulnerability
Summary
A vulnerability in the access control list (ACL) Object Group Search (OGS) implementation of Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass configured access controls. This vulnerability is due to a logic error in populating group access control policies (ACPs) with OGS configured. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending traffic that should be blocked through the device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass access controls and reach devices in protected networks.
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-17 16:03 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Cisco Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software Affected: 9.23.1
Affected: 9.22.1.1
Affected: 9.22.1.3
Affected: 9.22.1.2
Affected: 9.22.1.6
Affected: 9.22.2
Affected: 9.23.1.3
Affected: 9.22.2.4
Affected: 9.23.1.7
Affected: 9.22.2.9
Affected: 9.23.1.13
Affected: 9.22.2.13
Affected: 9.23.1.19
Affected: 9.22.2.14
Affected: 9.23.1.22
Affected: 9.22.2.20
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Cisco Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software Affected: 7.6.0
Affected: 7.7.0
Affected: 7.6.1
Affected: 7.6.2
Affected: 7.7.10
Affected: 7.7.11
Affected: 7.6.2.1
Affected: 7.7.10.1
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