CVE-2026-20044
Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Command Injection Vulnerability
Severity
Medium 6
CVSS 3.1
Exploited
Not listed
EPSS
0.001
3.6th percentile
Discovered by
Vendor
Published by the vendor
Published
Mar 4, 2026
Assigned by cisco
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.
Weakness: CWE-269
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Category | Matched by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco Secure Firewall | Firewall / NGFW | cna-assigner |
Vendor-reported affected versions (1)
- Cisco · Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC)