CVE-2026-20332

Critical

Description

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-2026-20332 are related to improper access control issues that are grouped under the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) Pillar CWE-284.

SeverityCritical
CVSS9.9
Exploit probability—
ProductCisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software
PublishedSep 16, 2026
First seenSep 16, 2026

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
Cisco Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software9.16.1, 9.16.1.28, 9.16.2, 9.16.2.3, 9.16.2.7, 9.16.2.11, 9.16.2.13, 9.16.2.14, 9.16.3.3, 9.16.3, 9.16.3.14, 9.16.3.15, 9.18.1.3, 9.18.2, 9.16.3.19, 9.16.3.23, 9.18.2.5, 9.16.4, 9.18.2.7, 9.16.4.9, 9.18.2.8, 9.16.4.14, 9.18.3, 9.16.4.18, 9.18.3.39, 9.16.4.19, 9.18.3.46, 9.16.4.27, 9.18.3.53, 9.18.3.55, 9.16.4.38, 9.16.4.39, 9.18.3.56, 9.20.1, 9.16.4.42, 9.18.4, 9.20.1.5, 9.18.4.5, 9.16.4.48, 9.18.4.8, 9.20.2, 9.16.4.55, 9.18.4.22, 9.20.2.10, 9.16.4.57, 9.18.4.24, 9.20.2.21, 9.16.4.61, 9.18.4.29, 9.20.2.22, 9.16.4.62, 9.18.4.34, 9.20.3, 9.16.4.67, 9.16.4.70, 9.18.4.40, 9.23.1, 9.22.1.1, 9.16.4.71, 9.20.3.4, 9.18.4.47, 9.20.3.7, 9.16.4.76, 9.20.3.9, 9.18.4.50, 9.22.1.3, 9.20.3.10, 9.22.1.2, 9.18.4.52, 9.20.3.13, 9.22.1.6, 9.18.4.53, 9.16.4.82, 9.22.2, 9.20.3.16, 9.19.1.42, 9.18.4.57, 9.16.4.84, 9.23.1.3, 9.20.3.20, 9.22.2.4, 9.23.1.7, 9.20.4, 9.22.2.9, 9.23.1.13, 9.20.4.7, 9.22.2.13, 9.18.4.66, 9.20.4.10, 9.23.1.19, 9.16.4.85, 9.22.2.14, 9.18.4.67, 9.24.1, 9.18.4.68, 9.23.1.22, 9.20.4.14, 9.22.2.20, 9.18.4.71, 9.20.4.19, 9.23.1.26, 9.16.4.89, 9.22.2.32, 9.18.4.76, 9.22.3, 9.24.1.5, 9.20.4.22, 9.24.1.9, 9.20.4.28, 9.22.3.5, 9.16.4.92, 9.18.4.135, 9.23.1.195, 9.20.4.30, 9.24.1.155, 9.23.1.32, 9.24.1.11, 9.20.4.34, 9.18.4.82, 9.24.10, 9.20.4.235—
Cisco Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC)7.0.0, 7.0.0.1, 7.0.1, 7.0.1.1, 7.0.2, 7.2.0, 7.0.2.1, 7.0.3, 7.2.0.1, 7.0.4, 7.2.1, 7.0.5, 7.3.0, 7.2.2, 7.3.1, 7.2.3, 7.2.3.1, 7.2.4, 7.0.6, 7.2.4.1, 7.2.5, 7.3.1.1, 7.4.0, 7.0.6.1, 7.2.5.1, 7.4.1, 7.2.6, 7.4.1.1, 7.0.6.2, 7.2.7, 7.2.5.2, 7.3.1.2, 7.2.8, 7.6.0, 7.4.2, 7.2.8.1, 7.0.6.3, 7.4.2.1, 7.2.9, 7.0.7, 7.7.0, 7.4.2.2, 7.2.10, 7.6.1, 7.4.2.3, 7.0.8, 7.6.2, 7.7.10, 7.2.10.1, 7.0.8.1, 7.6.2.1, 7.2.10.2, 7.7.10.1, 7.4.2.4, 7.4.3, 7.6.3, 7.7.11, 7.6.4, 10.0.0, 7.4.4, 7.4.5, 7.0.9, 7.2.11, 7.7.12, 7.6.5, 7.4.6, 10.0.1, 7.4.7—
Cisco Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software7.0.0.1, 7.0.1, 7.0.1.1, 7.0.2, 7.0.2.1, 7.0.3, 7.0.4, 7.0.5, 7.3.0, 7.3.1, 7.0.6—

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