Command injection in Cisco Firepower Management Center
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-77.
Summary
A vulnerability in the web management interface of the Cisco Firepower Management Center (FMC) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied parameters for certain API endpoints. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted input to an affected API endpoint. A successful exploit could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the device with low system privileges. To successfully exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need valid credentials for a user with Device permissions: by default, only Administrators, Security Approvers and Network Admins user accounts have these permissions.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco Firepower Management Center | 6.7.0; 6.7.0.1; 6.7.0.2; 6.7.0.3; 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; 7.1.0; 7.1.0.1; 7.1.0.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Cisco Firepower Management Center VendorCisco Affected 6.7.0; 6.7.0.1; 6.7.0.2; 6.7.0.3; 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; 7.1.0; 7.1.0.1; 7.1.0.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 15
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.7.0 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.7.0.1 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.7.0.2 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.7.0.3 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.0 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:7.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.0.1 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.1 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:7.0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.1.1 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.2 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:7.0.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.2.1 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.7.0 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.7.0.1 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.7.0.2 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.7.0.3 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.0 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:7.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.0.1 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.1 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:7.0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.1.1 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.2 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:7.0.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.2.1 Vulnerable ·Cisco
Show 5 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.3 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.4 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.1.0 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:7.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.1.0.1 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:7.1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.1.0.2 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.3 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.4 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.0 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:7.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.0.1 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:7.1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.0.2 Vulnerable ·Cisco
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-20925
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cw3q-4545-8g5x
References
More Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-16344 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software Remote Code Execution Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-16292 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Authentication Bypass Remote Code Execution Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-16502 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software Static Credential Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2016-05515 The Threat Management Console in Cisco Firepower Management Center 5.2.0 through 6.0.1… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-14563 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software Radius Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2023-06757 Improper privilege management in Cisco Firepower Management Center CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
Sources
- CVE-2022-20925 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-20925 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cw3q-4545-8g5x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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