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● Medium · CVSS 5.8

How to Fix CVE-2026-20054: Cisco Cyber Vision (Bundle Sibling)

By Sai Kiran Pandrala. Last verified: 2026-05-25.

CVE-2026-20054 is a sibling vulnerability in the same vendor advisory as CVE-2026-20053. Apply the same patched build and you close both. The technical detail below is what differs.

⚡ At a glance
Severity5.8 (Medium)
Actively exploited?No public listing in CISA KEV
AffectedCisco Cyber Vision 3.0.0; Cisco Cyber Vision 3.0.2; Cisco Cyber Vision 3.0.3; Cisco Cyber Vision 3.0.1; Cisco Cyber Vision 3.1.0; Cisco Cyber Vision 3.0.4; Cisco Cyber Vision 3.1.1; Cisco Cyber Vision 3.1.2; Cisco Cyber Vision 3.2.0; Cisco Cyber Vision 3.0.5; Cisco Cyber Vision 3.2.1; Cisco Cyber Vision 3.0.6; Cisco Cyber Vision 3.2.2; Cisco Cyber Vision 3.2.3; Cisco Cyber Vision 3.2.4; Cisco Cyber Vision 4.0.0; Cisco Cyber Vision 4.0.1; Cisco Cyber Vision 4.0.2; Cisco Cyber Vision 4.0.3; Cisco Cyber Vision 4.1.0; Cisco Cyber Vision 4.1.1; Cisco Cyber Vision 4.1.2; Cisco Cyber Vision 4.1.3; Cisco Cyber Vision 4.1.4; Cisco Cyber Vision 4.2.0; Cisco Cyber Vision 4.2.1; Cisco Cyber Vision 4.1.5; Cisco Cyber Vision 4.2.2; Cisco Cyber Vision 4.2.X; Cisco Cyber Vision 4.2.3; Cisco Cyber Vision 4.2.4; Cisco Cyber Vision 4.2.6; Cisco Cyber Vision 4.1.6; Cisco Cyber Vision 4.3.0; Cisco Cyber Vision 4.3.1; Cisco Cyber Vision 4.3.2; Cisco Cyber Vision 4.3.3; Cisco Cyber Vision 4.4.0; Cisco Cyber Vision 4.4.1; Cisco Cyber Vision 4.4.2; Cisco Cyber Vision 4.4.3; Cisco Cyber Vision 4.1.7; Cisco Cyber Vision 5.0.0; Cisco Cyber Vision 5.0.1; Cisco Cyber Vision 5.0.2; Cisco Cyber Vision 5.1.0; Cisco Cyber Vision 5.1.1; Cisco Cyber Vision 5.1.2; Cisco Cyber Vision 5.1.3; Cisco Cyber Vision 5.2.0; Cisco Cyber Vision 5.2.1; Cisco Cyber Vision 5.3.0; Cisco Cyber Vision 5.3.1; Cisco Cyber Vision 5.3.2; Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.2.0; Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.2.0.1; Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.2.1; Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.3.0; Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.2.2; Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.2.3; Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.3.1; Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.2.4; Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.2.5; Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.2.4.1; Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.3.1.1; Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.4.0; Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.2.5.1; Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.4.1; Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.2.6; Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.4.1.1; Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.2.7; Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.2.5.2; Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.3.1.2; Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.2.8; Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.6.0; Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.4.2; Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.2.8.1; Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.4.2.1; Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.2.9; Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.7.0; Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.4.2.2; Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.2.10; Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.6.1; Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.4.2.3; Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.6.2; Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.7.10; Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.6.2.1; Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.7.10.1; Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.4.2.4; Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.2.10.2; Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.4.3; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 3.17.1S; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 16.12.3; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software Fuji-16.9.5; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 16.12.4; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 17.3.1a; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 16.6.6; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 16.12.2; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software Fuji-16.9.6; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 3.17.0S; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software Fuji-16.9.3; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software Denali-16.3.7; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software Fuji-16.9.2; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software Fuji-16.9.4; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software Everest-16.6.4; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software Everest-16.6.3; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 16.6.5; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software Denali-16.3.5; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 17.2.1r; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 17.1.1; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software Everest-16.6.2; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 16.6.7a; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software Denali-16.3.4; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 16.6.1; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software Denali-16.3.9; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software Denali-16.3.3; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 16.12.1a; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 17.3.2; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 17.4.1a; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 16.12.5; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 17.5.1; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software Fuji-16.9.7; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 16.6.9; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 17.3.3; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 17.5.1a; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 17.3.4; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 17.3.4a; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 17.4.2; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 17.4.1b; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 17.6.1a; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 16.6.10; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 17.7.1a; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 16.12.6; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software Fuji-16.9.8; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 17.6.2; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 17.8.1a; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 16.12.7; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 17.3.5; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 17.6.3; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 17.6.3a; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 17.7.2; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 17.9.1a; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 17.6.4; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 17.10.1a; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 17.3.6; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 16.12.8; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 17.3.7; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 17.9.2a; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 17.6.5; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 17.11.1a; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 17.9.3a; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 17.12.1a; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 17.9.4; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 17.6.6; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 17.3.8; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 17.3.8a; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 17.6.6a; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 17.9.4a; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 17.12.2; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 17.13.1a; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 17.9.5a; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 17.12.3; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 17.6.7; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 17.14.1a; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 17.12.4; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 17.12.3a; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 17.15.1a; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 17.6.8; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 17.9.6; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 17.6.8a; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 17.16.1a; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 17.9.5e; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 17.12.4a; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 17.15.2c; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 17.9.5f; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 17.12.4b; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 17.15.2a; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 17.12.5; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 17.17.1; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 17.12.5a; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 17.9.7a; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 17.15.3a; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 17.15.3; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 17.12.5b; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 17.12.5c; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 17.15.4; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 17.9.7b; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 17.18.1; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 17.18.1a; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 17.12.6; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 17.9.8; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 17.15.4c; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 17.12.5d; Cisco UTD SNORT IPS Engine Software 17.18.2
Fixed inSame patched build as CVE-2026-20053
Type (CWE)CWE-835: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

What's different about CVE-2026-20054?

Multiple Cisco products are affected by a vulnerability in the Snort 3 VBA feature that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the Snort 3 Detection Engine to crash. 

This vulnerability is due to improper error checking when decompressing VBA data. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted VBA data to the Snort 3 Detection Engine on the targeted device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the Snort 3 Detection Engine to enter an infinite loop, causing a DoS condition.

How to fix CVE-2026-20054

Apply the patched build per the primary write-up: How to Fix CVE-2026-20053. All commands, verification steps, and rollback notes for Cisco Cyber Vision are listed there.

Frequently asked questions

Does the CVE-2026-20053 patch close CVE-2026-20054?

Yes. Both CVEs are addressed by the same vendor patch. Applying the patched build closes the full bundle.

Is CVE-2026-20054 listed in CISA KEV?

No public KEV listing at the time of this writing.

Where is the official advisory?

See https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ftd-snort3-vbavuls-96UcVVed

References


*Written by Sai Kiran Pandrala. Part of the Cisco Cyber Vision bundle. Full procedure at how-to-fix-cve-2026-20053.*