CVE-2026-20066
Description
Multiple Cisco products are affected by a vulnerability in the Snort 3 Detection Engine that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the Snort 3 Detection Engine to restart, resulting in an interruption of packet inspection. This vulnerability is due to an error in the JSTokenizer normalization logic when the HTTP inspection normalizes JavaScript. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted HTTP packets through an established connection that is parsed by Snort 3. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause a DoS condition when the Snort 3 Detection Engine restarts unexpectedly. JSTokenizer is not enabled by default.
How to fix
- cisco snort3.9.7.0 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| cisco snort | 3.0.0-233 ≤ v < 3.9.7.0 | 3.9.7.0 |
| cisco secure_firewall_threat_defense | 7.4.0, 7.4.1, 7.4.1.1, 7.4.2, 7.4.2.1, 7.4.2.2, 7.4.2.3, 7.4.2.4, 7.4.3, 7.6.0, 7.6.1, 7.6.2, 7.6.2.1, 7.7.0, 7.7.10, 7.7.10.1 | — |
| cisco unified_threat_defense_snort_intrusion_prevention_system_engine | 17.2.1r, 17.3.1a, 17.3.2, 17.3.3, 17.3.4, 17.3.4a, 17.3.5, 17.3.6, 17.3.7, 17.3.8, 17.3.8a, 17.4.1a, 17.4.1b, 17.4.2, 17.5.1, 17.5.1a, 17.6.1a, 17.6.2, 17.6.3, 17.6.3a, 17.6.4, 17.6.5, 17.6.6, 17.6.6a, 17.6.7, 17.6.8, 17.6.8a, 17.7.1a, 17.7.2, 17.8.1a, 17.9.1a, 17.9.2a, 17.9.3a, 17.9.4, 17.9.4a, 17.9.5a, 17.9.5e, 17.9.5f, 17.9.6, 17.9.7a, 17.9.7b, 17.9.8, 17.10.1a, 17.11.1a, 17.12.1a, 17.12.2, 17.12.3, 17.12.3a, 17.12.4, 17.12.4a, 17.12.4b, 17.12.5, 17.12.5a, 17.12.5b, 17.12.5c, 17.12.5d, 17.12.6, 17.13.1a, 17.14.1a, 17.15.1a, 17.15.2a, 17.15.2c, 17.15.3, 17.15.3a, 17.15.4, 17.15.4c, 17.16.1a, 17.17.1, 17.18.1, 17.18.1a, 17.18.2 | — |
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