Missing Authorization in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (formerly Firepower Management Center, FMC) - CVE-2026-20324
Published: September 17, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU150652
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-20324
CWE-ID: CWE-862
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authorization checks.
The vulnerability exists due to the registered sftunnel peer has incorrect permissions to write an arbitrary file to any location on the device. A remote user can write a file to the device that is executed with root privileges.
Affected software
Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (formerly Firepower Management Center, FMC)
How to mitigate CVE-2026-20324
Install updates from vendor's website.
Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (formerly Firepower Management Center, FMC) - addressed in versions 7.0.10, 7.2.12, 7.6.6, 7.7.13