Adaptive Security Appliance Software
CVE-2026-20008
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization OS command sanitization, avoid shell exec
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 1 tactic: Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS 6.0 (MEDIUM). Attack vector: Local. Complexity: Low. Privileges required: High. User interaction: None. Exploitation requires authentication. Exploitable via local access. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker (requires authentication) could exploit this vulnerability to inject Lua code, which could lead to arbitrary code execution as the root user. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Mar 12, 2026
Insufficient input sanitization in select CLI commands on Cisco Secure Firewall ASA and FTD Software allows authenticated local administrators to execute arbitrary code as root by injecting malicious Lua code. An attacker with valid administrator credentials can craft specially formatted parameters to achieve code execution with elevated privileges. No patch is currently available.
Earlier versions of this analysis (1)
A vulnerability in a small subset of CLI commands that are used on Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to craft Lua code that could be used on the underlying operating system as root. [CVSS 6.0 MEDIUM]
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Classified as CWE-78 (OS Command Injection). Affects a small subset of CLI commands. A vulnerability in a small subset of CLI commands that are used on Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to craft Lua code that could be used on the underlying operating system as root.
This vulnerability exists because user-provided input is not properly sanitized. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by crafting valid Lua code and submitting it as a ma
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AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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CVSS VectorVendor: cisco
DescriptionCVE.org
A vulnerability in a small subset of CLI commands that are used on Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to craft Lua code that could be used on the underlying operating system as root.
This vulnerability exists because user-provided input is not properly sanitized. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by crafting valid Lua code and submitting it as a malicious parameter for a CLI command. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to inject Lua code, which could lead to arbitrary code execution as the root user. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker must have valid Administrator credentials.
Executive ViewAI
CVE-2026-20008 presents moderate security risk, a OS command injection vulnerability rated CVSS 6.0. Exploitation could allow attackers to execute code or inject malicious input. Organizations should apply vendor updates when available and monitor for exploitation.
Apply vendor patch. If patching is delayed: deploy WAF rules, restrict network access, enable logging.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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Attack Technique
OS command injection occurs when an application passes unsanitized user input directly into system shell commands.
Remote Code Execution represents the critical moment when an attacker successfully runs arbitrary code on a target system without physical access.
Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org
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A vulnerability in the web interface of the Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) could allow an unauthenticated, remo
Multiple vulnerabilities in the web services interface of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Fir
Unauthenticated remote access to restricted VPN web server endpoints in Cisco Secure ASA and Firepower Threat Defense (F
A vulnerability in the web services interface of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Th
A vulnerability in the web services interface of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Th
Buffer overflow in the IKEv1 and IKEv2 implementations in Cisco ASA Software before 8.4(7.30), 8.7 before 8.7(1.18), 9.0
A vulnerability in the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) VPN functionality of the Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Softw
Cisco ASA and FTD management and VPN web servers contain a vulnerability causing device reload through incomplete error
A vulnerability in the VPN web server of Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Secu
Denial of service via crafted HTTP requests to the Remote Access SSL VPN service affects Cisco Secure Firewall ASA and F
A vulnerability in the remote access VPN feature of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower
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