Vulnerability Analysis
Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Authentication Bypass Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVE-2026-20079
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 the underlying operating system. This vulnerability is due to an improper system process that is created at boot time. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted HTTP requests to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute a variety of scripts and commands that allow root access to the device.
CISA KEV
Nuclei Template
SSVC: Active Exploitation
Automatable
CVSS Base Score
10.0
CRITICAL
Exploitability:3.9
Impact Score:6.1
Temporal Score:-
EPSS:35.95%
Threat Intelligence Signals
CISA KEV
YES
KEV Date Added
2026-09-09
Ransomware Use
Unknown
KEV Due Date
2026-09-12
VulnCheck In-the-Wild
No
Nuclei Template
YES
EPSS Score
35.946%
EPSS Percentile
98.4th pct
GHSA ID
GitHub Severity
CRITICAL
SSVC Exploitation
Active
SSVC Automatable
Yes
Vulnerability Class
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Identity & Timeline
| Status | - |
| Assigning Authority | - |
| Discovered Via | - |
| Record Completeness | - |
| CVSS Version / Source | - |
| Reserved | - |
| Published | - |
| Patch Date (date_public) | - |
| Exploit DB Date | - |
| First GitHub PoC Date | - |
| Last Updated | - |
| Time to Patch (Days to fix) | - |
| Exploit Release Gap | - |
| PoC Release Gap | - |
| Exploit DB References | None identified |
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| No affected products specified. | ||
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