---
id: CVE-2026-76418
title: >-
  Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance and Secure Firewall Threat
  Defense Software Remote Access SSL VPN Tunnel Denial of Service Vulnerability
summary: >-
  A vulnerability in the Remote Access SSL VPN service of Cisco Secure Firewall
  Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Secure Firewall Threat
  Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to
  cause the…
severity: high
cvss: 8.6
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-690
vendor: Cisco
product: Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software
affected:
  - secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.16.1
  - secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.16.1.28
  - secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.16.2
  - secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.16.2.3
  - secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.16.2.7
  - secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.16.2.11
  - secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.16.2.13
  - secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.16.2.14
  - secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.16.3.3
  - secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.16.3
  - secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.16.3.14
  - secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.18.1
  - secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.16.3.15
  - secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.18.1.3
  - secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.18.2
  - secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.16.3.19
  - secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.16.3.23
  - secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.18.2.5
  - secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.16.4
  - secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.18.2.7
  - secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.19.1
  - secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.16.4.9
  - secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.18.2.8
  - secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.16.4.14
  - secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.18.3
  - secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.19.1.5
  - secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.16.4.18
  - secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.19.1.9
  - secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.18.3.39
  - secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.16.4.19
  - secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.19.1.12
  - secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.18.3.46
  - secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.16.4.27
  - secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.19.1.18
  - secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.18.3.53
  - secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.18.3.55
  - secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.16.4.38
  - secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.16.4.39
  - secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.18.3.56
  - secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.20.1
  - secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.16.4.42
  - secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.19.1.22
  - secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.18.4
  - secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.20.1.5
  - secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.18.4.5
  - secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.19.1.24
  - secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.16.4.48
  - secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.18.4.8
  - secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.20.2
  - secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.19.1.27
ssvc:
  exploitation: active
  automatable: 'yes'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-10-28T00:00:00+00:00'
exploited: true
exploitAvailable: true
published: '2026-10-28'
updated: '2026-10-30'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-30T03:55:57.976Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-76418'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-asaftd-tunnel-dos-s6mgkb75
    label: cisco-sa-asaftd-tunnel-dos-s6mgkb75
tags:
  - cve.org
  - in-the-wild
  - exploit-available
  - kev
epss: 0.00821
epssPercentile: 0.57407
kev: true
kevDateAdded: '2026-10-29'
kevDueDate: '2026-11-01'
kevRansomware: false
zeroDay: true
ingestedAt: '2026-11-03T10:42:03.623Z'
---

## Overview

A vulnerability in the Remote Access SSL VPN service of Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the device to reload unexpectedly, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. This vulnerability is due to logic errors when secondary authentication is configured on a tunnel group. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted request when connecting to the SSL remote access VPN. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the affected device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition.

## Affected

- `secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.16.1`
- `secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.16.1.28`
- `secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.16.2`
- `secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.16.2.3`
- `secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.16.2.7`
- `secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.16.2.11`
- `secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.16.2.13`
- `secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.16.2.14`
- `secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.16.3.3`
- `secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.16.3`
- `secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.16.3.14`
- `secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.18.1`
- `secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.16.3.15`
- `secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.18.1.3`
- `secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.18.2`
- `secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.16.3.19`
- `secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.16.3.23`
- `secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.18.2.5`
- `secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.16.4`
- `secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.18.2.7`
- `secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.19.1`
- `secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.16.4.9`
- `secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.18.2.8`
- `secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.16.4.14`
- `secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.18.3`
- `secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.19.1.5`
- `secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.16.4.18`
- `secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.19.1.9`
- `secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.18.3.39`
- `secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.16.4.19`
- `secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.19.1.12`
- `secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.18.3.46`
- `secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.16.4.27`
- `secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.19.1.18`
- `secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.18.3.53`
- `secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.18.3.55`
- `secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.16.4.38`
- `secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.16.4.39`
- `secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.18.3.56`
- `secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.20.1`
- `secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.16.4.42`
- `secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.19.1.22`
- `secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.18.4`
- `secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.20.1.5`
- `secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.18.4.5`
- `secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.19.1.24`
- `secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.16.4.48`
- `secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.18.4.8`
- `secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.20.2`
- `secure_firewall_adaptive_security_appliance_asa_software 9.19.1.27`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.
