CVE-2026-20079
Cisco Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC)
Summary
A vulnerability in the web interface of Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication and execute script files on an affected device to obtain root access to…
Published: 2026-03-04 · In KEV since: 2026-09-09
Analysis
🔴 Critical — actively exploited
Weakness: CWE-288.
How it's exploited: Exploitable over the network (internet-reachable), unauthenticated, no user interaction, and with low complexity. The flaw can pivot to other components (scope changed).
⚠️ Critical combo: remote, unauthenticated and no interaction → trivial to automate.
Impact: Full compromise (confidentiality, integrity and availability).
Status: Active exploitation confirmed by CISA (KEV).
- Patch now: it is in CISA's actively-exploited catalog (KEV), with a deadline.
- Reduce exposure: keep it off the internet; firewall, VPN or network segmentation.
- Detect: turn this CVE into detection rules.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
The vector encodes how it's exploited (translated above, in the analysis). Break it down in the CVSS tool →
Sources: CISA KEV · EPSS · FIRST.org · NVD. Analysis derived from the CVSS vector and exploitation status (no AI). Informational; always verify against the vendor's official advisory.