What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-20069?

CVE-2026-20069 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.3 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.0%.

Which versions of Cisco are affected by CVE-2026-20069?

CVE-2026-20069 presents moderate security risk rated CVSS 4.3. Exploitation could compromise the security of affected deployments.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2026-20069?

Within 30 days: Identify affected systems and apply vendor patches as part of regular patch cycle. Monitor vendor channels for patch availability.

Cisco CVE-2026-20069

MEDIUM

HTTP Request/Response Smuggling (CWE-444)

2026-03-04 psirt@cisco.com

Cisco XSS Request Smuggling

4.3

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

4.3 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 12, 2026 - 22:05 vuln.today

CVE Published

Mar 04, 2026 - 18:16 nvd

MEDIUM 4.3

DescriptionCVE.org

A vulnerability in the VPN web services component of Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct browser-based attacks against users of an affected device.

This vulnerability is due to improper validation of HTTP requests. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user to visit a website that is designed to pass malicious HTTP requests to a device that is running Cisco Secure Firewall ASA Software or Cisco Secure FTD Software and has web services endpoints supporting VPN features enabled. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to reflect malicious input from the affected device to the browser that is in use and conduct browser-based attacks, including cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. The attacker is not able to directly impact the affected device.

AnalysisAI

Cisco Secure Firewall ASA and FTD devices with VPN web services enabled are vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks due to insufficient HTTP request validation. An attacker can trick users into visiting a malicious website that sends crafted requests to the affected appliance, potentially allowing injection of malicious content reflected back to the victim's browser. No patch is currently available for this vulnerability.

Technical ContextAI

Classified as CWE-444 (HTTP Request/Response Smuggling). A vulnerability in the VPN web services component of Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct browser-based attacks against users of an affected device.

RemediationAI

Monitor vendor advisories for a patch. Implement output encoding and Content Security Policy headers. Restrict network access to the affected service where possible.