What is CVE-2026-20044?

CVE-2026-20044 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (Fmc), classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.0/10. Published 2026-03-04.

How severe is CVE-2026-20044?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.0 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (Fmc)

CVE-2026-20044

A vulnerability in the lockdown mechanism of Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to perform arbitrary commands as root. This vulnerability is due to insufficient restrictio…

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.000 (0.3th 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

Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (Fmc) — versions 6.4.0.6, 6.4.0.7, 6.4.0.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

cisco-sa-fmc-cmd-inject-S9ZM4EJf

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-20044?: CVE-2026-20044 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (Fmc), classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.0/10. Published 2026-03-04.
How severe is CVE-2026-20044?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.0 out of 10.