Summary
Multiple Cisco products are affected by vulnerabilities in the Snort 3 Detection Engine that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the Snort 3 Detection Engine to restart unexpectedly, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition.
For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory.
Cisco has released software updates that address these vulnerabilities. There are no workarounds that address these vulnerabilities.
This advisory is part of a group of advisories. For a complete list of the advisories and links to them, see Cisco Advance Notification for Publication of October 21, 2026, Security Advisories. In addition, for further documentation of improvements and fixes in Open Source Snort 3, see Multiple Cisco Products Snort 3 Security Hardening Release: October 2026.
Products covered
1000 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISRs)
4000 Series ISRs
8100 Series Secure Routers
8200 Series Secure Routers
8300 Series Secure Routers
8400 Series Secure Routers
Catalyst 8000V Edge Software
Catalyst 8200 Series Edge Platforms
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Catalyst 8300 Series Edge Platforms
Catalyst 8500L Edge Platforms
Catalyst IR1800 Rugged Series Routers
Catalyst IR8340 Rugged Routers
Cloud Services Routers 1000V
Integrated Services Virtual Routers
Remediation
There are no workarounds that address these vulnerabilities.
Cisco considers any workarounds and mitigations (if applicable) to be temporary solutions until an upgrade to a fixed software release is available. To remediate these vulnerabilities and avoid future exposure as described in this advisory, Cisco strongly recommends that customers upgrade to the fixed software indicated in this advisory.
Fixed Releases
The Cisco Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) validates only the affected and fixed release information that is documented in this advisory.
For information about fixed releases, see the following sections.
Open Source Snort 3
At the time of publication, the release information in the following table was accurate.
The left column lists Snort software releases, and the right column indicates whether a release was affected by the vulnerabilities that are described in this advisory and which release included the fix for these vulnerabilities.
Snort 3 Release | First Fixed Release |
|---|---|
3.x | 3.12.4.0 |
Note: This fix is also included as part of the broader hardening improvements that are disclosed in the security advisory Multiple Cisco Products Snort 3 Security Hardening Release: October 2026.
Cisco Secure Firewall ASA, Secure FMC, and Secure FTD Software
To help customers determine their exposure to vulnerabilities in Cisco Secure Firewall ASA, Secure FMC, and Secure FTD Software, Cisco provides the Cisco Software Checker. This tool identifies any Cisco security advisories that impact a specific software release and the earliest release that fixes the vulnerabilities that are described in each advisory (“First Fixed”).
If applicable, the tool also returns the earliest release that fixes all the vulnerabilities that are described in all the advisories that the Software Checker identifies (“Combined First Fixed”).
To use the tool, go to the Cisco Software Checker page and follow the instructions. Alternatively, use the following form to search for vulnerabilities that affect a specific software release. To use the form, follow these steps:
Choose which advisories the tool will search-all advisories, only advisories with a Critical or High Security Impact Rating (SIR), or only this advisory.
Choose the appropriate software.
Choose the appropriate platform.
Enter a release number-for example, 9.20.3.4 for Cisco Secure Firewall ASA Software or 7.4.2 for Cisco Secure FTD Software.
Click Check.
For instructions on upgrading a Cisco Secure FTD device, see the appropriate Cisco Secure FMC upgrade guide.
Additional Resources
For help determining the best Cisco Secure FTD Software release, see the following Recommended Releases documents. If a security advisory recommends a later release, Cisco recommends following the advisory guidance.
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Compatibility Guide
UTD on Cisco IOS XE Software
At the time of publication, the release information in the following table was accurate. See the Details section in the bug ID(s) at the top of this advisory for the most complete and current information.
In the following table, the left column lists Cisco IOS XE Software releases, and the right column indicates whether a release was affected by the vulnerabilities that are described in this advisory and which release included the fix for these vulnerabilities.
Cisco IOS XE Software Release | First Fixed Release |
|---|---|
17.12 | 17.12.8 |
17.15 | 17.15.6 |
17.18 | 17.18.5 |
26.1 | 26.1.2 |
26.2 | 26.2.1 |
Cisco Meraki MX Security Appliances
Snort is integrated natively into Cisco Meraki security appliances as part of the threat protection services that are managed automatically through the Cisco Meraki Dashboard. No customer action is required to download Cisco Meraki firmware or the Snort 3 package for Cisco Meraki devices.
As of October 21, 2026, all Cisco Meraki models that are listed in this advisory that are online and connected to the Cisco Meraki Dashboard have been automatically updated with the Snort 3 package.
CVEs in this advisory 4
Updates
- Published by Cisco
The publication date reported by the vendor.
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