CVE-2026-20044

Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Command Injection Vulnerability

Published Mar 4, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A vulnerability in the lockdown mechanism of Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to perform arbitrary commands as root.

This vulnerability is due to insufficient restrictions on remediation modules while in lockdown mode. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted input to the system CLI of the affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to run arbitrary commands or code as root, even when the system is in lockdown mode. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid administrative credentials.

Remediation

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History
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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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First Time appeared Cisco
Cisco secure Firewall Management Center
Vendors & Products Cisco
Cisco secure Firewall Management Center
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Description A vulnerability in the lockdown mechanism of Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to perform arbitrary commands as root. This vulnerability is due to insufficient restrictions on remediation modules while in lockdown mode. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted input to the system CLI of the affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to run arbitrary commands or code as root, even when the system is in lockdown mode. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid administrative credentials.
Title Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Command Injection Vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-269
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
cisco
Published
Updated
Mar 5, 2026, 2:05 PM
Reserved
Oct 8, 2025, 11:59 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Mar 4, 2026, 6:16 PM
Modified
Sep 2, 2026, 3:03 PM