CVE-2025-20301: Cisco Firepower Management Center · Missing Authorization
Affects Cisco Firepower Management CenterSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.5 Medium.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 30% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 14 Aug 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Cisco Cisco Firepower Management Center | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
1. Immediate patching: Organizations should prioritize applying Cisco’s security updates or patches addressing CVE-2025-20301 as soon as they become available. 2. Access control review: Restrict access to the FMC management interface to only trusted administrators and enforce strict role-based access controls to minimize the number of users with any level of access. 3. Network segmentation: Isolate the FMC management network segment from general user networks and limit access via VPN or jump hosts with multi-factor authentication. 4. Monitoring and logging: Enable detailed logging of access to troubleshoot files and regularly audit logs for unusual access patterns or attempts to access cross-domain data. 5. Temporary workarounds: Until patches are applied, consider disabling or restricting access to troubleshoot file retrieval features if feasible. 6. User training: Educate administrators about the risk of using low-privileged accounts and the importance of safeguarding credentials to prevent misuse. 7. Incident response readiness: Prepare to investigate and respond promptly to any signs of exploitation or suspicious activity related to FMC access.
Description
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Secure FMC Software could allow an authenticated, low-privileged, remote attacker to access troubleshoot files for a different domain. This vulnerability is due to missing authorization checks. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by directly accessing a troubleshoot file for a different domain that is managed on the same Cisco Secure FMC instance. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to retrieve a troubleshoot file for a different domain, which could allow the attacker to access sensitive information contained in the troubleshoot file.