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Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance and Secure Firewall Threat Defense Software SSL VPN Denial of Service Vulnerability

Cisco expanded an SSL VPN denial-of-service advisory to cover all ASA and FTD software platforms; unauthenticated attackers can exhaust device memory.

A vulnerability in the VPN and management web servers of Cisco ASA Software and Cisco Secure FTD Software allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to exhaust system memory or buffer blocks, causing a denial of service. Originally scoped to the ASAv and FTDv virtual appliances, Cisco updated the advisory on September 16, 2026 to cover all ASA and FTD platforms.

Cisco Security Advisories · 6h agoAdvisory 9 sources

Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance, Secure Firewall Threat Defense, and Secure Firewall Management Center Software Hardening Release: September 2026

Cisco's September 2026 firewall hardening release fixes internally found ASA, FTD, and FMC flaws, two of which are actively exploited.

Cisco released September 2026 hardening updates for Secure Firewall ASA, FTD, and FMC software addressing multiple vulnerabilities discovered during a comprehensive internal security review. Two of the vulnerabilities are known to be actively exploited, including a Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center static credential vulnerability. Details are provided in separate linked advisories.

Cisco Security Advisories · 7h agoAdvisory in the wild 6 sources

Cisco ASA and FTD Flaw Exploited in the Wild Can Trigger Remote DoS

Cisco warns actively exploited flaw CVE-2026-20349 lets unauthenticated attackers crash ASA and FTD firewalls via SSL VPN; CISA added it to KEV.

Cisco fixed CVE-2026-20349 (CVSS 8.6) in Secure Firewall ASA and FTD software, insufficient error checking in HTTP request processing that lets unauthenticated remote attackers force device reloads via crafted requests to the Remote Access SSL VPN service. Hotfixes cover ASA 9.16 through 9.24 and FTD 7.0 through 10.0, and there are no workarounds; Cisco confirmed active exploitation earlier in August but did not name the actor or targets. The flaw was found during internal security testing. CISA added it to the KEV catalog, requiring federal civilian agencies to patch by August 14, 2026.

The Hacker News · Aug 12, 2026Exploit / PoC in the wildCVE-2026-20349

Cisco ASA and FTD DoS Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild (CVE-2026-20349)

Cisco patched actively exploited high-severity flaw CVE-2026-20349 in ASA and FTD SSL VPN services, allowing unauthenticated remote denial-of-service attacks.

Cisco released a security advisory addressing CVE-2026-20349, a high-severity vulnerability in the Remote Access SSL VPN service of Cisco Secure Firewall ASA and FTD Software. Successful exploitation by an unauthenticated remote attacker can cause affected devices to crash or reload, causing denial of service. The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild, and patches are available; organizations with internet-exposed ASA/FTD VPN endpoints should prioritize updating.

Qualys ThreatPROTECT · Aug 13, 2026Exploit / PoC in the wildCVE-2026-20349

U.S. CISA adds Metabase, Windows, and Cisco Secure Firewall flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

CISA adds three actively exploited flaws—Cisco ASA/FTD DoS, Windows Winsock SYSTEM-level UAF, and Metabase SQL injection—to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

CISA added CVE-2026-20349 (CVSS 8.6, heap inspection flaw crashing Cisco ASA/FTD via crafted HTTP requests to the Remote Access SSL VPN service), CVE-2026-68820 (CVSS 7.0, use-after-free in the Windows afd.sys Winsock driver allowing SYSTEM-privilege code execution, actively exploited per Microsoft) and CVE-2026-72898 (CVSS 10.0, unauthenticated SQL injection in Metabase) to the KEV catalog. Metabase disclosed its cloud service was attacked with the 0-day, giving the intruder a path to administrator rights and stored credentials for connected databases; cloud instances were patched while self-hosted deployments need urgent updates. Under BOD 22-01, federal civilian agencies must patch by August 14, 2026, except CVE-2026-68820, due August 25.

Security Affairs · 29d agoExploit / PoC in the wildCVE-2026-20349CVE-2026-68820CVE-2026-728981

Cisco fixes vulnerability exploited to DoS its firewalls (CVE-2026-20349)

Cisco patches CVE-2026-20349, a high-severity unauthenticated DoS in ASA and FTD VPN services now added to CISA's KEV.

CVE-2026-20349 affects the Remote Access SSL VPN service in Cisco Secure Firewall ASA and FTD software, where specially crafted unauthenticated HTTP requests can cause appliances to reload, creating a denial of service. Cisco confirmed active exploitation observed in August 2026 and released hot fixes for ASA versions 9.16 through 9.24 and FTD versions 7.0 through 10.0. The flaw was added to CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog with a remediation deadline of August 14, 2026 for US civilian federal agencies. No workarounds or indicators of compromise are available.

Help Net Security · Aug 13, 2026Exploit / PoC in the wildCVE-2026-20349

Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance and Secure Firewall Threat Defense Software Remote Access SSL VPN Denial of Service Vulnerability

Cisco patched an unauthenticated remote DoS in ASA and FTD Remote Access SSL VPN that reloads devices via crafted HTTP requests.

Cisco disclosed a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Remote Access SSL VPN service of Secure Firewall ASA and FTD software. Insufficient error checking when processing HTTP requests allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to send a crafted HTTP request that causes the affected device to reload. Cisco has released software updates addressing the flaw.

Cisco Security Advisories · Aug 11, 2026Advisory

Cisco Advance Notification for Publication of September 16, 2026, Security Advisories

Cisco will publish security advisories with fixed software on September 16, 2026, covering BroadWorks, ISE, Nexus Dashboard, ASA, FMC, FTD and ThousandEyes.

Cisco PSIRT announced advance notification for security advisories to be published on September 16, 2026, along with fixed software releases. Affected products include BroadWorks CommPilot Application Software, Identity Services Engine (ISE), Nexus Dashboard, Secure Firewall ASA, Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC), Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD), and ThousandEyes Virtual Appliance. ISE, Nexus Dashboard and the Secure Firewall products receive security hardening releases, and the ASA, FMC and FTD advisories will be included in the same combined release.

Cisco Security Advisories · 7d agoAdvisory

Cisco security advisory (AV26-197) – Update 3

CISA added Cisco CVE-2026-20079 to its KEV catalog; the Canadian Cyber Centre urges updates across Secure Firewall ASA, FTD, FMC, and SCC products.

The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security updated advisory AV26-197 covering March 2026 Cisco advisories for Security Cloud Control, Secure Firewall Management Center, ASA, and FTD. Cisco confirmed CVE-2026-20131 was actively exploited on March 18, 2026, and CISA added it to KEV on March 19. In Update 3, dated September 9, 2026, CISA added CVE-2026-20079 to the KEV catalog. The underlying flaws include FMC authentication bypass and remote code execution, ASA TCP-flood denial of service, and ASA/FTD IPsec denial of service.

Canadian Centre for Cyber Security · 7d agoExploit / PoC in the wildCVE-2026-20131CVE-2026-20079

Stack buffer overflow in WAD

FortiOS explicit proxy WAD daemon stack buffer overflow (CVSS 5.1) allows code execution only with Kerberos and SOCKS configured.

Fortinet advisory FG-IR-26-161 describes a stack-based buffer overflow (CWE-121) in the WAD daemon of FortiOS explicit proxy, scored CVSSv3 5.1. Exploitation requires an attacker able to bypass stack protection and ASLR, and the explicit proxy must be configured with Kerberos authentication and SOCKS enabled. If successful, it yields arbitrary code or command execution in the WAD daemon context via crafted sockets. No exploitation is reported in the advisory.

Fortinet PSIRT · Aug 12, 2026Advisory

August 2026 CVE Landscape

Insikt Group catalogs 73 high-impact August 2026 CVEs (43 Very Critical), including PaperCut, Zimbra, and Metabase flaws actively exploited or weaponized.

Recorded Future's Insikt Group identified 73 high-impact vulnerabilities in August 2026, 43 rated Very Critical, spanning 45 vendors with Microsoft accounting for roughly 11%. 31 vulnerabilities surfaced via CISA's KEV catalog, with others validated via open sources, vendor telemetry, and honeypot data. New Nuclei detection templates were released for CVE-2025-62593 (Ray), CVE-2026-72898 (Metabase), and CVE-2026-9198 (IBM Langflow). The report also highlights two AI-assisted operations: UAT-10147 exploited Zimbra, AjaxPro, Nacos, and Telerik servers before using DeepAudit and PentestGPT post-compromise, while a separate Chinese-speaking actor weaponized Hermes Agent and DeepSeek in a failed attempt.

Recorded Future · 8d agoVulnerability in the wildCVE-2025-62593CVE-2026-72898CVE-2026-9198+4 CVEs1

Severity Is Not a Strategy: What CISA BOD 26-04 Means for the Future of Federal Software Security

CISA's BOD 26-04 replaces severity-based federal patching with risk-based remediation deadlines of 3, 14, or 60 days.

CISA's Binding Operational Directive 26-04, released June 10, 2026, replaces BOD 19-02 and BOD 22-01 for Federal Civilian Executive Branch agencies and shifts remediation prioritization from CVSS scores to risk context. Agencies assess four factors: public exposure, KEV listing, exploit automatability, and whether exploitation grants partial or total asset control, resulting in 3-, 14-, or 60-day remediation windows or next-upgrade fixes. In CISA's first review at a large civilian agency, only 1% of vulnerabilities required three-day remediation while over 60% could wait for future system upgrades. The directive also requires forensic analysis when exploitation is suspected, and Checkmarx argues the same risk-based logic must extend upstream into software development and SBOM-driven exposure management.

Checkmarx · 7d agoPolicy & legal

Cisco Patches Nine Crosswork and Secure Workload Flaws, Five Scoring CVSS 10.0

Cisco patches nine Crosswork and Secure Workload flaws, five rated CVSS 10.0, found internally with no exploitation observed.

Cisco released fixes for four Crosswork platform vulnerabilities including CVE-2026-20030 SQL injection and CVE-2026-20357 missing authentication, both scoring CVSS 10.0, affecting Crosswork Release 7.2.1 and earlier. Five additional flaws in Secure Workload, including CVE-2026-20315 and CVE-2026-20317 at CVSS 10.0, affect SaaS and on-premises deployments up to releases 3.10 and 4.0. All issues were found through internal testing and are not known to be actively exploited. The patches follow a broader internal security review that recently addressed 12 Catalyst SD-WAN and IOS XE bugs.

The Hacker News · 26d agoVulnerabilityCVE-2026-20030CVE-2026-20357CVE-2026-20358+7 CVEs

[webapps] C-MOR 6.0104 - Directory Traversal

A directory traversal proof-of-concept for video surveillance software C-MOR version 6.0104 has been published on Exploit-DB.

Exploit-DB entry 52666 discloses a directory traversal vulnerability in C-MOR version 6.0104, a video surveillance platform. The issue is listed under web application vulnerabilities. No CVE identifier or exploitation evidence is included in the listing.

Exploit-DB · 16d agoExploit / PoC

thttpd v2.26 Stack-Based Buffer Overflow in thttpd redirect CGI Program

The redirect CGI program shipped with thttpd v2.26 has a stack buffer overflow that unauthenticated attackers can trigger for crashes or possible code execution.

A stack-based buffer overflow exists in the redirect CGI program distributed with thttpd v2.26. Unsafe string concatenation when constructing redirect URLs from attacker-controlled CGI environment variables causes the overflow. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can trigger it via a crafted HTTP request, crashing the CGI process and causing denial of service. In environments lacking modern exploit mitigations, code execution may also be possible.

Full Disclosure · 12d agoVulnerability

Mitsubishi Electric Multiple FA Products (Update D)

CISA warns Mitsubishi Electric CC-Link IE TSN remote I/O modules are vulnerable to denial-of-service via crafted UDP packets (CVE-2025-3511).

CISA published Update D of advisory ICSA-25-128-03 covering Mitsubishi Electric factory automation products. Affected products include CC-Link IE TSN Remote I/O modules NZ2GN2S1-32D, NZ2GN2S1-32T, NZ2GN2S1-32TE, and NZ2GN2S1-32DT at firmware version 09 or earlier (CVE-2025-3511). A remote attacker can send a specially crafted UDP packet to cause denial-of-service conditions, timeout errors, or communication delays on the affected products.

CISA Advisories · 20d agoAdvisoryCVE-2025-3511

ZDI-26-693: Linux Kernel ksmbd Share Configuration Race Condition Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-26-693: authenticated race condition in Linux kernel ksmbd share configuration allows remote code execution on ksmbd-enabled systems; CVSS 8.5.

ZDI advisory ZDI-26-693 discloses a race condition in the Linux kernel's ksmbd share configuration that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations. Exploitation requires authentication, and only systems with ksmbd enabled are vulnerable. ZDI assigned a CVSS rating of 8.5; no CVE is listed in the advisory text.

ZDI Published Advisories · 2d agoVulnerability1

OmniMed-FL: A Robust Multimodal Federated Learning Framework for Clinical Diagnosis

OmniMed-FL benchmarks multimodal federated learning for chest radiograph diagnosis across 3-20 clients, with FedProx leading under severe non-IID skew.

OmniMed-FL studies multimodal federated learning combining chest radiographs and clinical notes for five-class condition classification under HIPAA/GDDR-compliant decentralized training. It benchmarks eight fusion strategies, imputation rules, and federated baselines under Dirichlet non-IID partitioning across 3-20 hospital clients. With 5 clients and severe skew (alpha=0.1), FedProx scored 0.737 macro-F1 versus 0.662 for FedAvg and 0.297 for local-only training. Multimodal fusion beat unimodal inputs (0.956 vs 0.934 text, 0.664 images) on the synthetic corpus.

arXiv cs.AI / cs.LG / cs.CL · 7d agoAI research1

ZDI-26-691: Linux Kernel Netlink-based Wireless Configuration Integer Overflow Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

ZDI-26-691: integer overflow in Linux kernel netlink wireless configuration (CVE-2026-53182) allows local privilege escalation by attackers already running high-privileged code; CVSS 8.2.

ZDI advisory ZDI-26-691 discloses an integer overflow in the Linux kernel's netlink-based wireless configuration that allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations. Exploitation requires the attacker to first obtain the ability to execute high-privileged code on the target system. ZDI assigned a CVSS rating of 8.2 and CVE-2026-53182.

ZDI Published Advisories · 2d agoVulnerabilityCVE-2026-53182

ZDI-26-684: Linux Kernel KSMBD Query Directory Request Race Condition Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI discloses CVE-2026-64397, a CVSS 9.0 unauthenticated remote code execution race condition in Linux Kernel KSMBD.

ZDI-26-684 describes a race condition in the Linux Kernel KSMBD subsystem's Query Directory Request handling that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. Only systems with KSMBD enabled are vulnerable. ZDI assigned a CVSS rating of 9.0 and CVE-2026-64397.

ZDI Published Advisories · 2d agoAdvisoryCVE-2026-64397

ZDI-26-690: Linux Kernel MCTP Routing Uninitialized Memory Information Disclosure Vulnerability

ZDI discloses Linux Kernel MCTP routing uninitialized memory flaw (CVE-2026-45930) letting high-privileged local attackers leak sensitive kernel information.

ZDI-26-690 describes an uninitialized memory information disclosure vulnerability in the Linux Kernel MCTP routing subsystem, tracked as CVE-2026-45930 with a CVSS rating of 6.0. Exploitation requires the attacker to already have the ability to execute high-privileged code on the target system. Impact is limited to disclosure of sensitive information from affected installations.

ZDI Published Advisories · 2d agoVulnerabilityCVE-2026-45930

ZDI-26-557: (Pwn2Own) Amazon Smart Plug Insecure Fallback Information Disclosure Vulnerability

ZDI disclosed a Pwn2Own information disclosure flaw (CVSS 4.3) in Amazon Smart Plug, letting unauthenticated network-adjacent attackers access sensitive information.

The Zero Day Initiative published ZDI-26-557 for an insecure fallback information disclosure flaw in Amazon Smart Plug, demonstrated at Pwn2Own. Unauthenticated network-adjacent attackers can disclose sensitive information on affected installations. ZDI rated the issue CVSS 4.3.

ZDI Published Advisories · Aug 12, 2026Advisory

ZDI-26-596: Foxit PDF Reader PDF File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Foxit PDF Reader out-of-bounds read in PDF parsing (CVE-2026-57253, CVSS 3.3) can leak sensitive information via malicious files.

ZDI-26-596 covers an out-of-bounds read in Foxit PDF Reader's PDF file parsing, tracked as CVE-2026-57253 and rated CVSS 3.3. Successful exploitation allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information and requires the target to open a malicious file or page. The advisory was published by the Zero Day Initiative on August 24, 2026.

ZDI Published Advisories · 23d agoAdvisoryCVE-2026-57253

Causal Foundation Models

A paper introduces causal foundation models (CFMs): pretrained networks that estimate treatment effects on new datasets via in-context learning without fine-tuning.

Causal foundation models (CFMs) apply the foundation-model paradigm to causal inference, replacing bespoke per-problem estimator pipelines with networks pretrained once at scale. CFMs estimate causal quantities such as the average treatment effect on entirely new datasets through in-context learning, without model updates. The work serves as a practical introduction to the emerging area, covering background in causal inference and machine learning and including example code and Jupyter notebooks.

Hugging Face daily papers · 15d agoAI research

ZDI-26-613: (0Day) pdfforge PDF Architect PDF File Parsing Memory Corruption Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI published ZDI-26-613, an unpatched memory corruption flaw in pdfforge PDF Architect PDF parsing enabling remote code execution (CVSS 7.8).

The Zero Day Initiative disclosed ZDI-26-613, a memory corruption vulnerability in pdfforge PDF Architect's PDF file parsing that allows remote code execution on affected installations. User interaction is required, meaning the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. ZDI assigned a CVSS score of 7.8 and classifies the issue as a 0day.

ZDI Published Advisories · 16d agoAdvisory

CVE-2026-78254: Apache Ant: Path traversal in ftp and scp tasks allows arbitrary file write

Apache Ant 1.2 before 1.10.18 ftp and scp tasks allow path traversal, letting malicious servers overwrite arbitrary files (CVE-2026-78254).

CVE-2026-78254 affects Apache Ant (org.apache.ant:ant) versions 1.2 before 1.10.18 and is rated moderate. The ftp and scp tasks download files from a remote server, and a malicious server can supply relative paths that write outside the dedicated target directory, overwriting attacker-chosen files with the permissions of the user running Ant. The issue is fixed in Apache Ant 1.10.18.

oss-security · 10d agoVulnerabilityCVE-2026-782541

ZDI-26-612: (0Day) pdfforge PDF Architect PDF File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI published ZDI-26-612, an unpatched out-of-bounds write in pdfforge PDF Architect PDF parsing enabling remote code execution (CVSS 7.8).

The Zero Day Initiative disclosed ZDI-26-612, an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in pdfforge PDF Architect's PDF file parsing. Successful exploitation allows remote code execution on affected installations. User interaction is required, as the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file; ZDI assigned a CVSS score of 7.8 and lists the flaw as a 0day.

ZDI Published Advisories · 16d agoAdvisory

CodeTD: Topology of Attention Detects Hallucinations in Code LLMs

CodeTD detects hallucinations in code LLMs before execution by analyzing topological patterns of attention maps, outperforming recent baselines.

CodeTD applies topological data analysis (TDA) to code LLM attention maps to quantify prompt-generation mismatch as a pre-execution correctness signal. Experiments cover HumanEval, MBPP, BigCodeBench, and MultiPL-E across 5 programming languages and 10 code LLMs up to 34B parameters. The method outperforms recent baselines and transfers between coding benchmarks, helping catch code that fails the task or embeds security vulnerabilities.

arXiv cs.AI / cs.LG / cs.CL · 9d agoAI research1

ZDI-26-635: Oracle Outside In Technology PDF File Parsing Integer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI disclosed CVE-2026-60392, an integer overflow in Oracle Outside In PDF parsing enabling remote code execution, rated CVSS 7.8.

The Zero Day Initiative published advisory ZDI-26-635 describing an integer overflow vulnerability in PDF file parsing within Oracle Outside In Technology. Successful exploitation allows remote code execution but requires user interaction, such as opening a malicious file or visiting a malicious page. ZDI assigned the flaw a CVSS rating of 7.8.

ZDI Published Advisories · 7d agoAdvisory 4 sourcesCVE-2026-603921

ZDI-26-602: Foxit PDF Reader Doc Object Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI disclosed a use-after-free in Foxit PDF Reader (CVE-2026-13128) enabling remote code execution when a user opens a malicious file.

Zero Day Initiative advisory ZDI-26-602 describes a use-after-free flaw in Foxit PDF Reader's document object handling. Exploitation yields arbitrary code execution but requires the target to open a malicious page or file. ZDI assigned CVSS 7.8 and CVE-2026-13128. The advisory does not report active exploitation.

ZDI Published Advisories · 23d agoVulnerabilityCVE-2026-13128

Molecular Déjà Vu: Digit-Level Retrieval of Published Values in Frontier Language Models

Audit of 22 frontier models finds widespread verbatim retrieval of published molecular property values, with higher reasoning increasing recall of memorized numbers.

An arXiv audit tests 22 frontier LLMs across 12 molecular regression benchmarks for verbatim retrieval of published values. More than 50% of the LLMs show verbatim retrieval on five datasets, and identical experiments are flagged 89% more often at a high reasoning level than at the lowest one. Suppressing retrieval moves model prediction errors closer together in relative terms, suggesting predictive capability is not determined solely by memorized values.

arXiv cs.AI / cs.LG / cs.CL · 12d agoAI research1