CVE-2026-20131

Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Severity
Critical 10
CVSS 3.1
Exploited
Yes — in CISA KEV
Added Mar 19, 2026 · known ransomware use
EPSS
0.282
97.9th percentile
Discovered by
Vendor
Published by the vendor
Published
Mar 4, 2026
Assigned by cisco

Description

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary Java code as root on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insecure deserialization of a user-supplied Java byte stream. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted serialized Java object to the web-based management interface of an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the device and elevate privileges to root. Note: If the FMC management interface does not have public internet access, the attack surface that is associated with this vulnerability is reduced.

Weakness: CWE-502

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)