Deserialization in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (Fmc)
CVE-2026-20340
A vulnerability in Cisco Secure FMC Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands at the root privilege level. This vulnerability is due to unsecured deserialization of web-management user-controlled data. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the device and sending a crafted HTTP payload. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to save the crafted payload and then execute it on the underlying operating system as root. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid credentials for a user account with at least the role of Security Analyst (read-only).
Vulnerability class: Insecure Deserialization
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (Fmc) — versions 10.0.0, 10.0.1, 7.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-20340?
- CVE-2026-20340 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (Fmc), classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-09-16.
- How severe is CVE-2026-20340?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.