Cisco
CVE-2026-20054
MEDIUM
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L
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2DescriptionCVE.org
Multiple Cisco products are affected by a vulnerability in the Snort 3 VBA feature that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the Snort 3 Detection Engine to crash.
This vulnerability is due to improper error checking when decompressing VBA data. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted VBA data to the Snort 3 Detection Engine on the targeted device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the Snort 3 Detection Engine to enter an infinite loop, causing a DoS condition.
AnalysisAI
Improper error checking in Cisco Snort 3's VBA decompression feature allows unauthenticated remote attackers to trigger an infinite loop by sending specially crafted VBA data, causing a denial of service condition. The vulnerability affects multiple Cisco products and requires no user interaction or authentication to exploit. No patch is currently available.
Technical ContextAI
Classified as CWE-835 (Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop)). Affects Snort 3 VBA feature. Multiple Cisco products are affected by a vulnerability in the Snort 3 VBA feature that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the Snort 3 Detection Engine to crash.
This vulnerability is due to improper error checking when decompressing VBA data. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted VBA data to the Snort 3 Detection Engine on the targeted device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the Snort 3 Detection Engine to enter an
Affected ProductsAI
Product: Snort 3 VBA feature.
RemediationAI
Monitor vendor advisories for a patch. Restrict network access to the affected service where possible.
Same technique Denial Of Service
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