SB2026090284 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco Secure Email Gateway
Published: September 2, 2026
Breakdown by Severity
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- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Insufficient verification of data authenticity (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-20354)
CWE-ID: CWE-345 - Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity
CVSSv4: 8.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to disclose sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of message integrity in the S/MIME decryption functionality when processing intercepted and modified traffic between email gateways. A remote attacker can use a machine-in-the-middle technique to intercept and modify traffic to disclose sensitive information.
Only deployments with S/MIME configured for communication between email gateways are vulnerable.
2) Improper validation of integrity check value (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-20355)
CWE-ID: CWE-354 - Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value
CVSSv4: 8.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to disclose sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of message integrity in the S/MIME decryption functionality when processing intercepted and modified traffic between email gateways. A remote attacker can use a machine-in-the-middle technique to intercept and modify traffic to disclose sensitive information.
Only deployments with S/MIME configured for communication between email gateways are vulnerable.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-esa-smime-disc-dzw4rEdY
- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-esa-smime-disc-dzw4rEdY
- https://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCwu28364
- https://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCwu28362