CVE-2026-20012

HIGHPre-NVD 8.68.6—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 8.6 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-03-25. a secondary CVSS source baseline 8.6; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
8.6EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.6Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

A vulnerability in the Internet Key Exchange version 2 (IKEv2) feature of Cisco IOS Software, Cisco IOS XE Software, Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software, and Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to trigger a memory leak, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper parsing of IKEv2 packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted IKEv2 packets to an affected device. A successful exploit of Cisco IOS Software and IOS XE Software could allow the attacker to cause the affected device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition. A successful exploit of Cisco Secure Firewall ASA Software and Secure FTD Software could allow the attacker to partially exhaust system memory, resulting in system instability, such as the inability to establish new IKEv2 VPN sessions. A manual reboot of the device is required to recover from this condition.

CVSS v3
8.6
EG Score
8.6(medium)
EG Risk
54(Track)
EG Risk 54/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity86% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
29%
KEV
Not listed

Published

March 25, 2026

Last Modified

September 17, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 2, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Cisco IOS, IOS XE, Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance, and Secure Firewall Threat Defense Software IKEv2 Denial of Service Vulnerability

https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-asa-ftd-ios-dos-kPEpQGGK

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-20012(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 6× in last 7d / 25× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-09-20 20:15 UTCEPSS rescore
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  3. 2026-09-17 19:29 UTCEG score recompute
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  7. 2026-08-16 10:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  10. 2026-08-14 19:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  21. 2026-08-11 04:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  24. 2026-08-09 17:49 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-08-09 17:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  28. 2026-08-09 06:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  30. 2026-08-08 04:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-08-07 16:34 UTCEG score recompute
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  42. 2026-08-03 23:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  45. 2026-08-02 15:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-08-02 02:26 UTCEPSS rescore
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  49. 2026-07-27 14:13 UTCEPSS rescore
  50. 2026-07-27 12:52 UTCEG score recompute
  51. 2026-07-27 12:52 UTCGHSA enrichment

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-20012?
CVE-2026-20012 is a high vulnerability published on March 25, 2026. A vulnerability in the Internet Key Exchange version 2 (IKEv2) feature of Cisco IOS Software, Cisco IOS XE Software, Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software, and Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to trigger a…
When was CVE-2026-20012 disclosed?
CVE-2026-20012 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 25, 2026, with the most recent update on September 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-20012 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-20012 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 70.9% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-20012?
CVE-2026-20012 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.6 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-20012?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-20012, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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