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type: incident · created: 2026-08-12 · updated: 2026-08-12 · tags: [incident, cisa, kev, bod-26-04, zero-day, vuln-management, government] · confidence: high · affected_sectors: [government, technology] · au_impact: true

CISA Adds Three Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog

CISA added three actively exploited vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalogue under BOD 26-04: CVE-2026-20349 (Cisco Secure Firewall ASA/FTD), CVE-2026-68820 (Windows afd.sys) and CVE-2026-72898 (Metabase).

Summary

CISA added three actively exploited vulnerabilities to its KEV Catalogue under BOD 26-04 on 2026-08-11:

  • CVE-2026-20349 — Cisco Secure Firewall ASA/FTD, an unauthenticated heap-inspection vulnerability allowing remote compromise
  • CVE-2026-68820 — Microsoft Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock, the afd.sys use-after-free that is also this month's Patch Tuesday zero-day
  • CVE-2026-72898 — Metabase, an unauthenticated SQL-injection giving administrator access, disclosed in the wild over the weekend

Federal civilian agencies must prioritise remediation; CISA urges all organisations to adopt the same risk-based patching posture.

Date

  • Announced: 2026-08-11

Source

  • CISA — 2026-08-11

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