CVE-2026-20015

A vulnerability in the IKEv2 feature of Cisco Secure Firewall ASA Software and Cisco Secure FTD Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a DoS condition on an affected device that may impact the availability of services to devices elsewhere in the network. This vulnerability is due to a memory leak when parsing IKEv2 packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted IKEv2 packets to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to exhaust resources, causing a DoS condition that will eventually require the device to be manually reloaded.

CVSS v3 5.8 MEDIUM

5.8^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact LOW

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-asaftd-ikev2-dos-eBueGdEG

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-03-04 18:16

Updated : 2026-03-05 19:39

NVD link : CVE-2026-20015

Mitre link : CVE-2026-20015

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-20015

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-401

Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

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