importantSYS.SOURCE: The Hacker News• 2026-10-29T16:14:46+05:30

Cisco Addresses Actively Exploited Vulnerability in ASA and FTD VPN Software

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Cisco has released patches for a high-severity vulnerability (CVE-2026-76418) in ASA and FTD software, rated 8.6 on CVSS, which allows remote attackers to crash firewalls. The flaw is actively exploited in the wild, posing significant risks to network security.

Cisco has released patches to address a high-severity security flaw in Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software that it said has been exploited in the wild.

The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-76418, is rated 8.6 on the CVSS scoring system. Successful exploitation could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the

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