#VU114106 OS Command Injection in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (formerly Firepower Management Center, FMC) and Cisco Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) - CVE-2025-20220

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#VU114106 OS Command Injection in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (formerly Firepower Management Center, FMC) and Cisco Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) - CVE-2025-20220

Published: August 15, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU114106
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-20220
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (formerly Firepower Management Center, FMC)
Cisco Firewall Threat Defense (FTD)
Software vendor:
Cisco Systems, Inc

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the CLI. A local administrator can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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