A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco Secure FTD Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system as root. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid administrative credentials on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of user-supplied command arguments. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting crafted input for a specific CLI command. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute commands on the underlying operating system as root.
History

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 09:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Cisco
Cisco secure Firewall Threat Defense
Vendors & Products Cisco
Cisco secure Firewall Threat Defense

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 21:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 04 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0000

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Description A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco Secure FTD Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system as root. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid administrative credentials on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of user-supplied command arguments. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting crafted input for a specific CLI command. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute commands on the underlying operating system as root.
Title Cisco Secure FTD Software Authenticated Command Injection Vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-88
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:X/RL:X/RC:X'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: cisco

Published: 2026-03-04T17:48:38.176Z

Updated: 2026-03-05T04:55:51.683Z

Reserved: 2025-10-08T11:59:15.356Z

Link: CVE-2026-20063

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-03-04T21:00:54.666Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-03-04T18:16:21.170

Modified: 2026-03-04T18:16:21.170

Link: CVE-2026-20063

cve-icon Redhat

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