OS Command Injection in Cisco Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) and Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (formerly Firepower Management Center, FMC) - CVE-2025-20220
Published: August 15, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU114106
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.4 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-20220
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
Cisco Firewall Threat Defense (FTD)
Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (formerly Firepower Management Center, FMC)
Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (formerly Firepower Management Center, FMC)
How to mitigate CVE-2025-20220
Install updates from vendor's website.
Cisco Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) - addressed in versions 7.2.10, 7.4.2.2, 7.4.2.3, 7.6.1, 7.6.2, 7.7.0, 7.7.10
Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (formerly Firepower Management Center, FMC) - addressed in versions 7.2.10, 7.4.2.2, 7.4.2.3, 7.6.1, 7.6.2, 7.7.0, 7.7.10
Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (formerly Firepower Management Center, FMC) - addressed in versions 7.2.10, 7.4.2.2, 7.4.2.3, 7.6.1, 7.6.2, 7.7.0, 7.7.10