Vulnerability in Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (Ftd) Software
CVE-2026-20063
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 (8.8th 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 Threat Defense (Ftd) Software — versions 7.6.0, 7.7.0, 7.6.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-20063?
- CVE-2026-20063 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (Ftd) Software, classified under Argument Injection. CVSS score: 6.0/10. Published 2026-03-04.
- How severe is CVE-2026-20063?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.0 out of 10.