CVE-2026-20017

Summary

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.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software6.4.0.1affected
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software6.4.0.2affected
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software6.4.0.5affected
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software6.4.0affected
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software6.4.0.3affected
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software6.4.0.4affected
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software6.4.0.6affected
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software6.4.0.7affected
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software6.4.0.8affected
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software6.4.0.9affected
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software6.4.0.10affected
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software6.4.0.11affected
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software6.4.0.12affected
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software7.0.0affected
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software7.0.0.1affected
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software7.0.1affected
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software7.1.0affected
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software6.4.0.13affected
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software7.0.1.1affected
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software6.4.0.14affected
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software7.1.0.1affected
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software7.0.2affected
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software6.4.0.15affected
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software7.2.0affected
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software7.0.2.1affected
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software7.0.3affected
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software7.1.0.2affected
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software7.2.0.1affected
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software7.0.4affected
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software7.2.1affected
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software7.0.5affected
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software6.4.0.16affected
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software7.3.0affected
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software7.2.2affected
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software7.2.3affected
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software7.3.1affected
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software7.1.0.3affected
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software7.2.4affected
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software7.0.6affected
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software7.2.5affected
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software7.2.4.1affected
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software7.3.1.1affected
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software7.4.0affected
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software6.4.0.17affected
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software7.0.6.1affected
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software7.2.5.1affected
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software7.4.1affected
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software7.2.6affected
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software7.0.6.2affected
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software7.4.1.1affected
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software6.4.0.18affected
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software7.2.7affected
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software7.2.5.2affected
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software7.3.1.2affected
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software7.2.8affected
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software7.6.0affected
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software7.4.2affected
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software7.2.8.1affected
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software7.0.6.3affected
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software7.4.2.1affected
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software7.2.9affected
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software7.0.7affected
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software7.7.0affected
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software7.4.2.2affected
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software7.2.10affected
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software7.6.1affected
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software7.4.2.3affected
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software7.0.8affected
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software7.6.2affected
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software7.7.10affected
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software7.0.8.1affected
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software7.6.2.1affected
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software7.7.10.1affected
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software7.4.2.4affected
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software7.2.10.2affected
CiscoCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software7.4.3affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-250: Execution with Unnecessary Privileges

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: total

References