> CVE-2026-20248 [MEDIUM]

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PUBLISHED
2026-09-16 21:17
MODIFIED
2026-09-16 21:17
CVSS_SCORE V3
6.8
EPSS (Prob. Exploit)
0.34%
Top 74.2%
DATA SOURCES:
NVD 🔗 2026-09-16 CWE MITRE 🔗 2026-10-01 FIRST EPSS 🔗 2026-10-18

> DESCRIPTION

A vulnerability in the DNS over TCP 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 cause the TCP DNS response handler to unexpectedly restart, causing the device to reload. This vulnerability is due to a logic error when parsing a DNS query and tracking the size of the incoming buffers. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by formatting a crafted reply to a DNS query sent from the targeted device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the device to reload, causing a denial of service (DoS) condition. Note: The attacker must be able to respond to DNS queries from the device, either by controlling the DNS service or through a machine-in-the-middle attack.

> AFFECTED_PRODUCTS

ℹ️ Aucun produit affecté n'a encore été publié par NVD pour cette CVE.

> CVSS V3 METRICS

CVSS_VECTOR
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
EXPLOITABILITY
2.2
IMPACT
4.0

> MÉTRIQUES CVSS DÉTAILLÉES

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Métrique Valeur Interprétation
AV (Vecteur d'Attaque)
Attack Vector
Network (N)
Exploit possible à distance via réseau (HTTP, API, etc.)
AC (Complexité d'Attaque)
Attack Complexity
High (H)
Conditions spécifiques doivent être réunies pour exploiter
PR (Privilèges Requis)
Privileges Required
None (N)
Aucune authentification requise
UI (Interaction Utilisateur)
User Interaction
None (N)
Aucune interaction utilisateur nécessaire
S (Périmètre)
Scope
Changed (C)
Impact s'étend au-delà du composant compromis
C (Impact Confidentialité)
Confidentiality Impact
None (N)
Aucune divulgation d'informations
I (Impact Intégrité)
Integrity Impact
None (N)
Aucune modification de données possible
A (Impact Disponibilité)
Availability Impact
High (H)
Interruption totale du service possible

> RÉSUMÉ DES IMPACTS

Confidentialité
None
Aucune divulgation d'informations
Intégrité
None
Aucune modification de données possible
Disponibilité
High
Interruption totale du service possible

> WEAKNESSES

CWE-195

> CWE DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS

CWE-195: Signed to Unsigned Conversion Error - The product uses a signed primitive and performs a cast to an unsigned primitive, which can produce an unexpected value if the value of the signed primitive can not be represented using an unsigned primitive.

> HISTORIQUE DES MODIFICATIONS

Première apparition
16/09/2026 21:17
Source: NVD
📊 ENRICHISSEMENT 01/10/2026 06:01
CWE
Champ modifié: Description CWE
Ancienne valeur:
N/A
Nouvelle valeur:
CWE-195: Signed to Unsigned Conversion Error - The product uses a signed primitive and performs a cast to an unsigned primitive, which can produce an unexpected value if the value of the signed primit...
Total des modifications: 1 Dernière mise à jour: 3 weeks ago

> REFERENCES

https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/ci...
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