CVE-2026-20058
Received
Received - Intake
Improper Error Handling in Cisco Snort 3 Causes DoS
Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-20058, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.
Publication date: 2026-03-04
Last updated on: 2026-03-04
Assigner: Cisco Systems, Inc.
Description
Description
Multiple Cisco products are affected by vulnerabilities in the Snort 3 VBA feature that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the Snort 3 Detection Engine to crash.
These vulnerabilities are due to improper error checking when decompressing VBA data. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities 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 unexpectedly restart, causing a DoS condition.
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| cisco | snort_3 | * |
Helpful Resources
Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-786 | The product reads or writes to a buffer using an index or pointer that references a memory location prior to the beginning of the buffer. |
