Cisco Secure Email S/MIME Ciphertext Decryption Vulnerabilty
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities in the Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (S/MIME) decryption functionality of Cisco Secure Email could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to recover plain text from encrypted email messages. These vulnerabilities are due to insufficient validation of message integrity. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by using a machine-in-the-middle technique to intercept and modify traffic between email gateways. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to obtain plaintext content from the encrypted communication.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco Secure Email | 14.0.0-698; 13.5.1-277; 13.0.0-392; 14.2.0-620; 13.0.5-007; 13.5.4-038; 14.2.1-020; 14.3.0-032; 15.0.0-104; 15.0.1-030; 15.5.0-048; 15.5.1-055; 15.5.2-018; 16.0.0-050; 15.0.3-002; 16.0.0-054; 15.5.3-022; 16.0.1-017; 15.5.4-012; 16.0.4-016; 15.0.5-016; 16.0.2-112; 16.0.3-044; 16.5.0-780 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Cisco Secure Email VendorCisco Affected 14.0.0-698; 13.5.1-277; 13.0.0-392; 14.2.0-620; 13.0.5-007; 13.5.4-038; 14.2.1-020; 14.3.0-032; 15.0.0-104; 15.0.1-030; 15.5.0-048; 15.5.1-055; 15.5.2-018; 16.0.0-050; 15.0.3-002; 16.0.0-054; 15.5.3-022; 16.0.1-017; 15.5.4-012; 16.0.4-016; 15.0.5-016; 16.0.2-112; 16.0.3-044; 16.5.0-780 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-20354
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x26v-65cq-x3px
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-20354 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-20354 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x26v-65cq-x3px · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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