Improper access control in Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) and Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) - CVE-2026-20120

Vulnerability identifier: #VU150891

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2026-20120

CWE-ID: CWE-284

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.

The vulnerability exists due to a logic error in populating group access control policies (ACPs) with Object Group Search (OGS) configured. A remote attacker can bypass access controls and reach devices in protected networks.

Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD)
Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA)

Install updates from vendor's website.

Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) - addressed in versions 7.6.4, 7.6.6, 7.7.13, 9.22.2.32, 9.22.3, 9.22.3.5, 9.22.3.26, 9.23.1.26, 9.23.1.32, 9.23.1.47, 9.24.1, 9.24.1.5, 9.24.1.9, 9.24.1.11, 9.24.1.26, 10.0.0, 10.0.2
Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) - addressed in versions 7.6.4, 7.6.6, 7.7.13, 9.22.2.32, 9.22.3, 9.22.3.5, 9.22.3.26, 9.23.1.26, 9.23.1.32, 9.23.1.47, 9.24.1, 9.24.1.5, 9.24.1.9, 9.24.1.11, 9.24.1.26, 10.0.0, 10.0.2

• https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ftd-acl-bypass-8p6vFvw

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance and Secure Firewall Threat Defense