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TI-2023-06974 Aliases CVE-2023-20270GHSA-x6h4-hr96-7xf2

Improper input validation in Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software

Priority LOW 28CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Low
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

A vulnerability in the interaction between the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol preprocessor and the Snort 3 detection engine for Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass the configured policies or cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper error-checking when the Snort 3 detection engine is processing SMB traffic. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted SMB packet stream through an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the Snort process to reload, resulting in a DoS condition.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00885 59th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
CiscoCisco Firepower Threat Defense Software7.1.0; 7.1.0.1; 7.1.0.2; 7.1.0.3; 7.2.0; 7.2.0.1; 7.2.1; 7.2.2; 7.2.3; 7.3.0; 7.3.1; 7.3.1.1—No fix listedCNA
  • Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software VendorCisco Affected 7.1.0; 7.1.0.1; 7.1.0.2; 7.1.0.3; 7.2.0; 7.2.0.1; 7.2.1; 7.2.2; 7.2.3; 7.3.0; 7.3.1; 7.3.1.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 12

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_threat_defense:7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1.0VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_threat_defense:7.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1.0.1VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_threat_defense:7.1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1.0.2VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_threat_defense:7.1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1.0.3VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_threat_defense:7.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.2.0VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_threat_defense:7.2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.2.0.1VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_threat_defense:7.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.2.1VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_threat_defense:7.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.2.2VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_threat_defense:7.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.2.3VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_threat_defense:7.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.3.0VulnerableCisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_threat_defense:7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.0 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_threat_defense:7.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.0.1 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_threat_defense:7.1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.0.2 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_threat_defense:7.1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.0.3 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_threat_defense:7.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2.0 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_threat_defense:7.2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2.0.1 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_threat_defense:7.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2.1 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_threat_defense:7.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2.2 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_threat_defense:7.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2.3 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_threat_defense:7.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3.0 Vulnerable ·Cisco
Show 2 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_threat_defense:7.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.3.1VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_threat_defense:7.3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.3.1.1VulnerableCisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_threat_defense:7.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3.1 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_threat_defense:7.3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3.1.1 Vulnerable ·Cisco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-20270
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x6h4-hr96-7xf2

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2025-14628 Buffer overflow in Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance Software KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2021-19919 Apache Log4j2 JNDI features do not protect against attacker controlled LDAP and other JNDI related endpoints KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2023-06973 Authentication bypass in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2026-82192 Denial of service in Cisco Secure Firewall ASA and FTD SSL VPN KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2026-16533 Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance and Secure Firewall Threat Defense… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2025-14657 Missing authorization in Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance Software KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
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Sources

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