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CVE-2026-20079

KEV Critical · CVSS 10.0
CVSS
10.0
nvd
EPSS
75.8%
99th pct
KEV
Listed
2026-09-09
Class
other
CWE-288

Description

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. 

References

Status: profiled · ingested 2026-09-10T00:00:00.000Z