CVE-2026-20058

MEDIUMCVSS 5.8/10EPSS 0.39%

Last modified

CVE-2026-20058 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.8/10 on the CVSS scale. Multiple Cisco products are affected by vulnerabilities in the Snort 3 VBA feature that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the Snort 3 Detection Engine to crash. These vulnerabilities are due to improper error checking when decompressing VBA data. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by sending crafted VBA data to the Snort 3 Detection Engine on the targeted device. EPSS estimates a 0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Multiple Cisco products are affected by vulnerabilities in the Snort 3 VBA feature that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the Snort 3 Detection Engine to crash. These vulnerabilities are due to improper error checking when decompressing VBA data. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by sending 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 DoS condition.

Metrics

EPSS Probability
0.39%

32.3th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
CiscoSnort>= 3.0.0-233, < 3.9.6.0
CiscoSecure Firewall Threat Defense7.2.0
CiscoSecure Firewall Threat Defense7.2.0.1
CiscoSecure Firewall Threat Defense7.2.1
CiscoSecure Firewall Threat Defense7.2.2
CiscoSecure Firewall Threat Defense7.2.3
CiscoSecure Firewall Threat Defense7.2.4
CiscoSecure Firewall Threat Defense7.2.4.1
CiscoSecure Firewall Threat Defense7.2.5
CiscoSecure Firewall Threat Defense7.2.5.1
CiscoSecure Firewall Threat Defense7.2.5.2
CiscoSecure Firewall Threat Defense7.2.6
CiscoSecure Firewall Threat Defense7.2.7
CiscoSecure Firewall Threat Defense7.2.8
CiscoSecure Firewall Threat Defense7.2.8.1
CiscoSecure Firewall Threat Defense7.2.9
CiscoSecure Firewall Threat Defense7.2.10
CiscoSecure Firewall Threat Defense7.2.10.2
CiscoSecure Firewall Threat Defense7.3.0
CiscoSecure Firewall Threat Defense7.3.1
CiscoSecure Firewall Threat Defense7.3.1.1
CiscoSecure Firewall Threat Defense7.3.1.2
CiscoSecure Firewall Threat Defense7.4.0
CiscoSecure Firewall Threat Defense7.4.1
CiscoSecure Firewall Threat Defense7.4.1.1
CiscoSecure Firewall Threat Defense7.4.2
CiscoSecure Firewall Threat Defense7.4.2.1
CiscoSecure Firewall Threat Defense7.4.2.2
CiscoSecure Firewall Threat Defense7.4.2.3
CiscoSecure Firewall Threat Defense7.4.2.4
CiscoSecure Firewall Threat Defense7.4.3
CiscoSecure Firewall Threat Defense7.6.0
CiscoSecure Firewall Threat Defense7.6.1
CiscoSecure Firewall Threat Defense7.6.2
CiscoSecure Firewall Threat Defense7.6.2.1
CiscoSecure Firewall Threat Defense7.7.0
CiscoSecure Firewall Threat Defense7.7.10
CiscoSecure Firewall Threat Defense7.7.10.1
CiscoUnified Threat Defense Snort Intrusion Prevention System Engine17.9.3a
CiscoUnified Threat Defense Snort Intrusion Prevention System Engine17.9.5a
CiscoUnified Threat Defense Snort Intrusion Prevention System Engine17.9.6
CiscoUnified Threat Defense Snort Intrusion Prevention System Engine17.12.1a
CiscoUnified Threat Defense Snort Intrusion Prevention System Engine17.12.2
CiscoUnified Threat Defense Snort Intrusion Prevention System Engine17.12.3
CiscoUnified Threat Defense Snort Intrusion Prevention System Engine17.12.3a
CiscoUnified Threat Defense Snort Intrusion Prevention System Engine17.12.4
CiscoUnified Threat Defense Snort Intrusion Prevention System Engine17.12.4a
CiscoUnified Threat Defense Snort Intrusion Prevention System Engine17.12.4b
CiscoUnified Threat Defense Snort Intrusion Prevention System Engine17.12.5
CiscoUnified Threat Defense Snort Intrusion Prevention System Engine17.12.5a

Showing 50 of 68 affected configurations. See NVD for the full list.

References

Timeline

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Last Modified
Status
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-20058?
Multiple Cisco products are affected by vulnerabilities in the Snort 3 VBA feature that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the Snort 3 Detection Engine to crash. These vulnerabilities are due to improper error checking when decompressing VBA data. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by sending 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 DoS condition.
How severe is CVE-2026-20058?
CVE-2026-20058 has a CVSS score of 5.8/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.39% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2026-20058?
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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Source: NVD / NIST