CVE-2026-20316
Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software Static Credential Vulnerability
Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Use of Hard-coded Password Vulnerability is confirmed as actively exploited and is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Required action
Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.
CISA notes
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-fmc-static-cred-BET3Cjh ; BOD 26-04: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; Forensics Triage Requirements: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-implementation-guidance-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-20316
Description
A vulnerability in the web interface of Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to log in to an affected device using a low-privileged account to access sensitive data within the impacted systems. This vulnerability is due to the presence of static user credentials for a low-privileged account. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using the account to log in to an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to log in to the affected system and access sensitive data as the low-privileged user. Note: If the FMC management interface does not have public internet access, the attack surface that is associated with this vulnerability is reduced. Cisco has assigned this security advisory a Security Impact Rating (SIR) of High rather than Medium as the score indicates. The reason is that this vulnerability can be used with other Cisco Secure FMC Software vulnerabilities to elevate privileges.
Severity
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:NAffected Products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) | 7.0.0 7.0.0.1 7.0.1 7.0.1.1 7.0.2 7.2.0 7.0.2.1 7.0.3 7.2.0.1 7.0.4 7.2.1 7.0.5 7.3.0 7.2.2 7.3.1 7.2.3 7.2.3.1 7.2.4 7.0.6 7.2.4.1 7.2.5 7.3.1.1 7.4.0 7.0.6.1 7.2.5.1 7.4.1 7.2.6 7.4.1.1 7.0.6.2 7.2.7 7.2.5.2 7.3.1.2 7.2.8 7.6.0 7.4.2 7.2.8.1 7.0.6.3 7.4.2.1 7.2.9 7.0.7 7.7.0 7.4.2.2 7.2.10 7.6.1 7.4.2.3 7.0.8 7.6.2 7.7.10 7.2.10.1 7.0.8.1 7.6.2.1 7.2.10.2 7.7.10.1 7.4.2.4 7.4.3 7.6.3 7.7.11 7.6.4 10.0.0 7.4.4 7.4.5 7.0.9 7.2.11 7.7.12 7.6.5 7.4.6 10.0.1 7.4.7 |
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