CVE-2025-20220
BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-08-14
Last updated on: 2025-08-15
Assigner: Cisco Systems, Inc.
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| cisco | secure_firewall_management_center | * |
| cisco | secure_firewall_threat_defense | * |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-78 | The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability exists in the CLI of Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) and Threat Defense (FTD) Software. It allows an authenticated local attacker with Administrator credentials to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system as root by injecting OS commands into legitimate CLI commands due to improper input validation.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
If exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain root-level access to the underlying operating system, potentially leading to full system compromise, unauthorized data access, and disruption of firewall management functions.