Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center up to 7.7.0 REST API sql injection

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center. The affected element is an unknown function of the component REST API. Performing a manipulation results in sql injection. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-20001. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown functionality of the component REST API. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-89. The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A vulnerability in the REST API of Cisco Secure FMC Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct SQL injection attacks on an affected system. This vulnerability is due to inadequate validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted requests to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to obtain read access to the database and read certain files on the underlying operating system. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker would need valid user credentials with any of the following roles: Administrator Security approver Access admin Network admin

It is possible to read the advisory at sec.cloudapps.cisco.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-20001 since 10/08/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/05/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1505 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2026-0610). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Affected

• Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center
• Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense

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Type

• Firewall Software

Vendor

• Cisco

Name

• Secure Firewall Management Center

Version

• 7.0.0
• 7.0.0.1
• 7.0.1
• 7.0.1.1
• 7.0.2
• 7.0.2.1
• 7.0.3
• 7.0.4
• 7.0.5
• 7.0.6
• 7.0.6.1
• 7.0.6.2
• 7.0.6.3
• 7.0.7
• 7.0.8
• 7.0.8.1
• 7.1.0
• 7.1.0.1
• 7.1.0.2
• 7.1.0.3
• 7.2.0
• 7.2.0.1
• 7.2.1
• 7.2.2
• 7.2.3
• 7.2.3.1
• 7.2.4
• 7.2.4.1
• 7.2.5
• 7.2.5.1
• 7.2.5.2
• 7.2.6
• 7.2.7
• 7.2.8
• 7.2.8.1
• 7.2.9
• 7.2.10
• 7.2.10.1
• 7.2.10.2
• 7.3.0
• 7.3.1
• 7.3.1.1
• 7.3.1.2
• 7.4.0
• 7.4.1
• 7.4.1.1
• 7.4.2
• 7.4.2.1
• 7.4.2.2
• 7.4.2.3
• 7.4.2.4
• 7.6.0
• 7.6.1
• 7.6.2
• 7.6.2.1
• 7.7.0

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.cisco.com/

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