Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software TLS with Snort 3 Detection Engine DoS (cisco-sa-ftd-tcp-dos-rHfqnwRg)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 311453

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 TLS processing feature of the Snort 3 detection engine 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 handling of TLS connections.
An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted TLS traffic through an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the Snort 3 detection engine to unexpectedly restart, resulting in a DoS condition. (CVE-2026-20006)

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 CSCwn73801

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?73afe95c

http://www.nessus.org/u?b0b545cc

https://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCwn73801

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 311453

File Name: cisco-sa-ftd-tcp-dos-rHfqnwRg.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: Low

Score: 1.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-20006

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L

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-2026-20006

CISCO-SA: cisco-sa-ftd-tcp-dos-rHfqnwRg

IAVA: 2026-A-0201

CISCO-BUG-ID: CSCwn73801