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AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Agree with Cisco's shape: network-reachable and unauthenticated (AV:N/PR:N) but AC:H for the specific calculation trigger; C/I/A:H are vendor-asserted for this grouped hardening release.
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As part of Cisco's ongoing commitment to proactive security and product quality, the Cisco Secure Adaptive Security Appliance Software, Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Software and Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software engineering team has conducted a comprehensive internal security review. This review resulted in a software hardening release that addresses multiple internally discovered vulnerabilities.
The vulnerabilities tracked by CVE-2026-20335 are related to incorrect calculation issues that are grouped under the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) Pillar CWE-682.
AnalysisAI
Multiple internally discovered incorrect-calculation flaws in Cisco Secure Firewall ASA Software, Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software, and Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Software can be triggered by remote, unauthenticated attackers over the network and may result in high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact across affected firewalls and their management plane. Cisco rates the group at CVSS 8.1 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), but the vector's AC:H reflects that exploitation depends on attacker-uncontrolled conditions - reliably producing the precise malformed input that causes the miscalculation is the practical barrier, and the bundled advisory names no single feature, protocol, or configuration toggle as a prerequisite. …
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| Exploitation | Exploitation requires network reachability to a Cisco Secure ASA, FTD, or FMC device and no authentication (PR:N), but the CVSS vector marks AC:H - meaning success depends on specific, attacker-uncontrolled conditions inherent to the incorrect-calculation flaw (e.g. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment. |
| Risk Assessment | The vendor scores this 8.1 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H). … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in. |
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| Remediation | Apply the software hardening release from Cisco that specifically addresses CVE-2026-20335; because Cisco shipped these fixes as a bundled internal-review hardening update, patch availability is confirmed per vendor advisory rather than by a single published fix version, and administrators should consult the Cisco advisory at https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-hardening-asaftdfmc-uvpPROhN to identify the exact fixed build for each ASA 9.16/9.18/9.20/9.22/9.23/9.24, FTD 7.0/7.3/7.4/7.6/7.7/10.0, and FMC 7.0/7.2/7.3/7.4/7.6/7.7/10.0 branch in use, since Cisco typically publishes per-train fixed releases instead of a single global version. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report. |
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Within 24 hours, inventory all instances of Cisco Secure Firewall ASA, FTD, and FMC software and restrict management plane access to trusted internal networks only, ensuring that remote management is disabled or tightly controlled. …
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