Cisco Patches CVE-2026-76418 as SSL VPN Flaw Crashes ASA and FTD Devices
Cisco has released security updates for a high‑severity zero‑day, CVE-2026-76418, after its Product Security Incident Response Team observed active exploitation in October 2026. The flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to trigger unexpected device restarts in Secure Firewall ASA and FTD software, causing denial-of-service and disruption of remote access. Cisco assigned the vulnerability a CVSS score of 8.6 and published its advisory on October 28, 2026. The issue was discovered by…
