Vulnerability in Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (Ftd) Software

CVE-2026-20017

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco Secure FTD Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system as root. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid administrative credentials on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of user-supplied command arguments. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting crafted input for a specific CLI command. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute commands on the underlying operating system as root.

EPSS: 0.002 (6.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-20017?
CVE-2026-20017 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (Ftd) Software, classified under CWE-250. CVSS score: 6.0/10. Published 2026-03-04.
How severe is CVE-2026-20017?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.0 out of 10.