High [CVE-2026-20062] Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance Software Multiple Context Mode SCP Unauthorized File Access Vulnerability
This high-severity Cisco advisory covers CVE-2026-20062 affecting Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 9.17.1.7, Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 9.17.1.9, Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 9.17.1.10.
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Summary
A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software in multiple context mode could allow an authenticated, local attacker with administrative privileges in one context to copy files to or from another context, including configuration files.
This vulnerability is due to improper access controls for Secure Copy Protocol (SCP) operations when the Cisco SSH stack is enabled. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to a non-admin context of the device and issuing crafted SCP copy commands in that non-admin context.
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Affected products named by the advisory: Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 9.17.1.7; Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 9.17.1.9; Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 9.17.1.10; Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 9.17.1.11; and 5 more.
- Scope: This vulnerability affects Cisco products if they are running a vulnerable release of Cisco Secure Firewall ASA Software and meet both of the following conditions:
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Fixed versions
No fixed release is recorded yet. That does not prove no patch exists — confirm against the vendor advisory.
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Mitigation checklist
- There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.
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