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CVE-2026-20079: Cisco Firewall Management Center Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel Vulnerability

Cisco · Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) and Security Cloud Control (SCC) Firewall Management

Listed by CISA as exploited in the wild since 9 Sep 2026. Below: exploitation status, EPSS and every published CVSS, each with its source, then affected versions and references.

Build snapshot collected · KEV catalog 2026.10.02 · EPSS of 2 Oct 2026 · not a live feed: collected once, at build time

Description

as written by CISA (KEV catalog)

Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Software and Cisco Security Cloud Control (SCC) Firewall Management contain an authentication Bypass using an alternate path or channel vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication and execute script files on an affected device to obtain root access to the underlying operating system.

Required action

CISA KEV

Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.

Affected products and versions

CVE record · cisco

  • Cisco · Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC)

    • affected: 7.0.0
    • affected: 7.0.0.1
    • affected: 7.0.1
    • affected: 7.1.0
    • affected: 7.0.1.1
    • affected: 7.1.0.1
    • affected: 7.0.2
    • affected: 7.2.0
    • affected: 7.0.2.1
    • affected: 7.0.3
    • affected: 7.1.0.2
    • affected: 7.2.0.1
    • and 60 more version statements in the record

Status words (affected, unaffected, unknown) and version bounds are copied from the record. An upper bound such as “before 7.1.0” usually marks the first fixed version; confirm in the vendor advisory before planning an upgrade.

References

CISA KEV notes and CVE record

EPSS over the last 30 days

See also: all Cisco entries in KEV · the full KEV catalog

Related entries

Other Cisco entries in KEV

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Questions about CVE-2026-20079

Is CVE-2026-20079 being exploited?

Yes, according to CISA. CVE-2026-20079 was added to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 9 Sep 2026, which CISA does only with reliable evidence of exploitation in the wild. The catalog field for ransomware campaign use says "Unknown".

What is the deadline to remediate CVE-2026-20079?

CISA set 12 Sep 2026 as the due date for US Federal Civilian Executive Branch agencies. The date is binding only for those agencies; other organisations can read it as a measure of urgency.

What is the EPSS score of CVE-2026-20079?

88.2%, in the 99.8th percentile, in the FIRST EPSS model of 2 Oct 2026. It estimates the probability of exploitation activity in the following 30 days. For a CVE already in KEV the score is secondary: exploitation has been observed.

How severe is CVE-2026-20079?

cisco.com rates it 10.0 CRITICAL (CVSS 3.1). These are the published assessments as of 3 Oct 2026; this site does not rescore.

Which product does CVE-2026-20079 affect?

Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) and Security Cloud Control (SCC) Firewall Management, as named in the CISA catalog. The affected versions listed in the CVE record are on this page; the vendor advisory in the references is the authority on fixed versions.

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