High

CVE-2026-20062 — A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA)…

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software in multiple context mode could allow an authenticated, local attacker with administrative privileges in one context to copy files to or from another context, including configuration files. This vulnerability is due to improper access controls for Secure Copy Protocol (SCP) operations when the CiscoSSH stack is enabled. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to a non-admin context of the device and issuing crafted SCP copy commands in that non-admin context. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to read, create, or overwrite sensitive files that belong to another context, including the admin and system contexts. The attacker cannot directly impact the availability of services pertaining to other contexts. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid administrative credentials for a non-admin context. Note: An attacker cannot list or enumerate files from another context and would need to know the exact file path, which increases the complexity of a successful attack.

Published Mar 4, 2026 · Updated Oct 13, 2026 · Sources: NIST National Vulnerability Database, CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP · CNA: cisco

Low

Who exploits it and how urgent it is

A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.

No exploitation signal in the sources consulted so far.

How the score was calculated

EPSS 0.1% (30-day exploitation probability)+0
Technical severity (high)+6

The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).

Triage

Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.

Exploitation

Not confirmed

Not in CISA KEV — an absence of record, not proof it is unexploited.

EPSS FIRST

0.13%

ahead of 2% of scored CVEs · Oct 15, 2026

Affects

Cisco

Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software

CVSS base

7.2

High · 2 source(s)

CISA SSVC assessment CISA

Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses (SSVC 2.0.3). A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.

Exploitation

None

none · proof-of-concept · active

Automatable

can an attacker script the kill-chain steps

Technical impact

Total

partial · total control of the vulnerable component

Remediation

Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.

No fix documented by the sources we poll. That does not mean none exists: check the vendor advisory.

First 24 hours

Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.

Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Cisco Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software).
No fix documented in the sources: reduce exposure and monitor the vendor advisory.
Search available logs for exploit probes, errors and authentication anomalies.

Affected scope

Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status	Source
Cisco	Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software	version 9.19.1.27version 9.20.2.10version 9.20.2version 9.20.1.5version 9.20.1version 9.19.1.42version 9.19.1.38version 9.19.1.37 and 65 more version 9.19.1.31version 9.19.1.28version 9.20.2.21version 9.19.1.24version 9.19.1.22version 9.19.1.18version 9.19.1.12version 9.19.1.9version 9.19.1.5version 9.19.1version 9.18.4.57version 9.20.3.20version 9.23.1.3version 9.23.1version 9.22.2.4version 9.22.2version 9.22.1.6version 9.22.1.2version 9.22.1.3version 9.22.1.1version 9.18.4.53version 9.20.3.16version 9.20.3.13version 9.20.3.10version 9.20.3.9version 9.20.3.7version 9.20.3.4version 9.20.3version 9.20.2.22version 9.17.1.33version 9.18.2.7version 9.18.2.5version 9.18.2version 9.18.1.3version 9.18.1version 9.17.1.46version 9.17.1.45version 9.17.1.39version 9.18.2.8version 9.17.1.30version 9.17.1.20version 9.17.1.15version 9.17.1.13version 9.17.1.11version 9.17.1.10version 9.17.1.9version 9.17.1.7version 9.18.4.8version 9.18.4.52version 9.18.4.50version 9.18.4.47version 9.18.4.40version 9.18.4.34version 9.18.4.29version 9.18.4.24version 9.18.4.22version 9.17.1version 9.18.4.5version 9.18.4version 9.18.3.56version 9.18.3.55version 9.18.3.53version 9.18.3.46version 9.18.3.39version 9.18.3	Vulnerable	CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP

Attack characteristics

The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.

Attack vector

Local

Attack complexity

High

Privileges required

High

User interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Every base score collected

Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.

Score	Version	Severity	Expl.	Impact	Scored by
7.2	CVSS 3.1	High	0.8	5.8	psirt@cisco.com via NIST National Vulnerability Database
7.2	CVSS 3.1	High	—	—	cisco via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N (score shown at the top: psirt@cisco.com)

Weakness MITRE

Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.

CWE-279

Other CVEs with this weakness →

EPSS over time FIRST

Oct 13, 2026 → Oct 15, 2026 · 3 reading(s) · max 0.13%

Detection

Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.

Local/physical vector: focus on endpoint telemetry (EDR) from affected hosts.

endpoint telemetry (EDR)

Timeline

What happened to this CVE, newest first.

2026
Affected products added · cisco/cisco secure firewall adaptive security appliance (asa) software
Oct 13, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
SSVC assessment updated
Oct 13, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Record published
Oct 13, 2026
CVSS changed · 7.2
Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
Source status changed · → Awaiting Analysis
Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
Record created in this database
Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
CVE published
Mar 4, 2026 · cisco

Source activity

Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.

1× Official description updated · Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026

References

1 on the record

sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-asa-scpcxt-fil
NIST National Vulnerability Database

Elsewhere on this site

Cisco
every CVE for this vendor

CWE-279
other pages naming this weakness

Related CVEs (same products)

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High CVE-2026-20335 Cisco Secure Adaptive Security Appliance Software, Secure Firewall Threat Defense Software and Secure Firewall Management Center Software Hardening Release - Incorrect Calculation Vulnerabilities 29d
High CVE-2026-20333 Cisco Secure Adaptive Security Appliance Software, Secure Firewall Threat Defense Software and Secure Firewall Management Center Software Hardening Release - Incorrect Comparison Vulnerabilities 29d
High CVE-2026-20334 Cisco Secure Adaptive Security Appliance Software, Secure Firewall Threat Defense Software and Secure Firewall Management Center Software Hardening Release - Coding Standards Vulnerabilities 29d
Critical CVE-2026-20332 Cisco Secure Adaptive Security Appliance Software, Secure Firewall Threat Defense Software and Secure Firewall Management Center Software Hardening Release - Improper Access Control Vulnerabilities 29d
Medium CVE-2026-20248 Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance and Secure Firewall Threat Defense Software TCP DNS Denial of Service Vulnerability 29d

Not in any source we poll

Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.

No fixed version, patch or mitigation documented.
No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.

Answered from this record

Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.

What should defenders know first?

CVE-2026-20062 is "A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA)…", rated High. It affects Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software (Cisco); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 7.2 describes technical severity. EPSS 0.13% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.

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