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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 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.