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CVE-2026-20342: Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) · Insecure Direct Object Reference

Affects Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC)Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.7 High.

Data as of 31 Oct 2026, 20:20 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.7High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 47% 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:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 16 Sep 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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 31 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC)Affected
  • 7.0.0 – 10.0.1
68 affected builds
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Since this vulnerability requires valid credentials with Security Analyst role, review and restrict user privileges as a precaution. Monitor Cisco advisories for official fixes or temporary mitigations.

Description

CVE-2026-20342 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) that allows an authenticated attacker with Security Analyst role privileges to download arbitrary files from the system due to improper input sanitization in a file download API.

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