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CVE-2026-20057

MEDIUMCVSS 5.8/10EPSS 0.43%

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CVE-2026-20057 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.8/10 on the CVSS scale. Multiple Cisco products are affected by a vulnerability in the Snort 3 Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) feature which could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the Snort 3 Detection Engine to crash.    This vulnerability is due to lack of proper error checking when decompressing VBA data. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted VBA data to the Snort 3 Detection Engine on the targeted device. EPSS estimates a 0.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Multiple Cisco products are affected by a vulnerability in the Snort 3 Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) feature which could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the Snort 3 Detection Engine to crash.    This vulnerability is due to lack of proper error checking when decompressing VBA data. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted VBA data to the Snort 3 Detection Engine on the targeted device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the Snort 3 Detection Engine to unexpectedly restart causing a a denial of service (DoS) condition.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
5.8/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L

EPSS Probability
0.43%

34.6th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Source: CNA advisory (CVE.org). NVD analysis pending.

VendorProductVersions
CiscoCisco Cyber Vision3.0.0; 3.0.2; 3.0.3; 3.0.1; 3.1.0; 3.0.4; 3.1.1; 3.1.2; 3.2.0; 3.0.5; 3.2.1; 3.0.6; 3.2.2; 3.2.3; 3.2.4; 4.0.0; 4.0.1; 4.0.2; 4.0.3; 4.1.0; 4.1.1; 4.1.2; 4.1.3; 4.1.4; 4.2.0; 4.2.1; 4.1.5; 4.2.2; 4.2.X; 4.2.3; 4.2.4; 4.2.6; 4.1.6; 4.3.0; 4.3.1; 4.3.2; 4.3.3; 4.4.0; 4.4.1; 4.4.2; 4.4.3; 4.1.7; 5.0.0; 5.0.1; 5.0.2; 5.1.0; 5.1.1; 5.1.2; 5.1.3; 5.2.0; 5.2.1; 5.3.0; 5.3.1
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software7.2.0; 7.2.0.1; 7.2.1; 7.3.0; 7.2.2; 7.2.3; 7.3.1; 7.2.4; 7.2.5; 7.2.4.1; 7.3.1.1; 7.4.0; 7.2.5.1; 7.4.1; 7.2.6; 7.4.1.1; 7.2.7; 7.2.5.2; 7.3.1.2; 7.2.8; 7.6.0; 7.4.2; 7.2.8.1; 7.4.2.1; 7.2.9; 7.7.0; 7.4.2.2; 7.2.10; 7.6.1; 7.4.2.3; 7.6.2; 7.7.10; 7.6.2.1; 7.7.10.1; 7.4.2.4; 7.2.10.2; 7.4.3
CiscoCisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software17.12.1a; 17.12.2; 17.13.1a; 17.12.3; 17.14.1a; 17.12.4; 17.12.3a; 17.15.1a; 17.16.1a; 17.12.4a; 17.15.2c; 17.12.4b; 17.15.2a; 17.12.5; 17.17.1; 17.12.5a; 17.15.3a; 17.15.3; 17.12.5b; 17.12.5c; 17.15.4; 17.18.1; 17.18.1a; 17.12.6; 17.15.4c; 17.12.5d; 17.18.2

References

Timeline

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Status
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-20057?
Multiple Cisco products are affected by a vulnerability in the Snort 3 Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) feature which could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the Snort 3 Detection Engine to crash.    This vulnerability is due to lack of proper error checking when decompressing VBA data. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted VBA data to the Snort 3 Detection Engine on the targeted device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the Snort 3 Detection Engine to unexpectedly restart causing a a denial of service (DoS) condition.
How severe is CVE-2026-20057?
CVE-2026-20057 has a CVSS score of 5.8/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.43% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2026-20057?
Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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