CVE-2026-20120 PUBLISHED

Cisco FTD ACL bypass vulnerability

Assigner: cisco
Reserved: 08.10.2025 Published: 16.09.2026 Updated: 16.09.2026

A vulnerability in the access control list (ACL) Object Group Search (OGS) implementation of Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass configured access controls.

This vulnerability is due to a logic error in populating group access control policies (ACPs) with OGS configured. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending traffic that should be blocked through the device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass access controls and reach devices in protected networks.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS Score: 5.8

Product Status

Vendor Cisco
Product Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software
Versions Default: unknown
  • Version 9.23.1 is affected
  • Version 9.22.1.1 is affected
  • Version 9.22.1.3 is affected
  • Version 9.22.1.2 is affected
  • Version 9.22.1.6 is affected
  • Version 9.22.2 is affected
  • Version 9.23.1.3 is affected
  • Version 9.22.2.4 is affected
  • Version 9.23.1.7 is affected
  • Version 9.22.2.9 is affected
  • Version 9.23.1.13 is affected
  • Version 9.22.2.13 is affected
  • Version 9.23.1.19 is affected
  • Version 9.22.2.14 is affected
  • Version 9.23.1.22 is affected
  • Version 9.22.2.20 is affected
Vendor Cisco
Product Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software
Versions Default: unknown
  • Version 7.6.0 is affected
  • Version 7.7.0 is affected
  • Version 7.6.1 is affected
  • Version 7.6.2 is affected
  • Version 7.7.10 is affected
  • Version 7.7.11 is affected
  • Version 7.6.2.1 is affected
  • Version 7.7.10.1 is affected

Exploits

The Cisco Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) is not aware of any public announcements or malicious use of the vulnerabilities that are described in this advisory.

References

Problem Types

  • Improper Access Control cwe