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Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software SSL Decryption Policy DoS (cisco-sa-ftd-dnd-dos-bpEcg7B7)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 311452
Synopsis
The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.Description
According to its self-reported version, Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software is affected by a vulnerability.- A vulnerability in the Do Not Decrypt exclusion feature of the SSL decryption feature of Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper memory management during the inspection of TLS 1.2 encrypted traffic. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted TLS 1.2 encrypted traffic through an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause a reload of an affected device. Note: This vulnerability only affects traffic that is encrypted by TLS 1.2. Other versions of TLS are not affected. (CVE-2026-20050)
Please see the included Cisco BIDs and Cisco Security Advisory for more information.
Solution
Upgrade to the relevant fixed version referenced in Cisco bug ID CSCwq84949See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?73afe95c
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 311452
File Name: cisco-sa-ftd-dnd-dos-bpEcg7B7.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: Combined
Family: CISCO
Published: 5/1/2026
Updated: 5/1/2026
Configuration: Enable paranoid mode
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-20050
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:cisco:firepower_threat_defense
Required KB Items: installed_sw/Cisco Firepower Threat Defense, Settings/ParanoidReport
Patch Publication Date: 3/4/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/4/2026
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2026-20050