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Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software Static Credential Vulnerability

highknown exploitedCVE-2026-20316
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
A vulnerability in the web interface of Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to log in to an affected device using a low-privileged account to access sensitive data within the impacted systems. This vulnerability is due to the presence of static user credentials for a low-privileged account. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using the account to log in to an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to log in to the affected system and access sensitive data as the low-privileged user. Note: If the FMC management interface does not have public internet access, the attack surface that is associated with this vulnerability is reduced. Cisco has assigned this security advisory a Security Impact Rating (SIR) of High rather than Medium as the score indicates. The reason is that this vulnerability can be used with other Cisco Secure FMC Software vulnerabilities to elevate privileges. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability. This advisory is available at the following link: https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-fmc-static-cred-BET3Cjh Security Impact Rating: High CVE: CVE-2026-20316

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Ciscoproduct: Secure Firewall Management CenterAuthentication bypassInformation disclosure
What
A vulnerability allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to log in using static credentials.
Who is affected
Deployments of Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software.
Urgency
Remediation is urgent due to the high severity rating and potential access to sensitive data.
Action
Update to the latest software version to address this vulnerability.

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Details

Source
Cisco Security Advisories (INTL · vendor-psirt · site)
Severity
high
Published
2026-07-31
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-fmc-static-cred-BET3Cjh?vs_f=Cisco%20Security%20Advisory%26vs_cat=Security%20Intelligence%26vs_type=RSS%26vs_p=Cisco%20Secure%20Firewall%20Management%20Center%20Software%20Static%20Credential%20Vulnerability%26vs_k=1

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2026-20316coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

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