CVE-2026-20018

Medium

Description

A vulnerability in the sftunnel functionality of Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Software and Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with administrative privileges to write arbitrary files as root on the underlying operating system. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of the directory path during file synchronization. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by crafting a directory path outside of the expected file location. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to create or replace any file on the underlying operating system.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.9
Exploit probability—
ProductCisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC)
PublishedMar 4, 2026
First seenMar 4, 2026
Weakness typeCWE-27CWE-27

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
Cisco Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC)7.0.0, 7.0.0.1, 7.0.1, 7.1.0, 7.0.1.1, 7.1.0.1, 7.0.2, 7.2.0, 7.0.2.1, 7.0.3, 7.1.0.2, 7.2.0.1, 7.0.4, 7.2.1, 7.0.5, 7.3.0, 7.2.2, 7.3.1, 7.2.3, 7.1.0.3, 7.2.3.1, 7.2.4, 7.0.6, 7.2.4.1, 7.2.5, 7.3.1.1, 7.4.0, 7.0.6.1, 7.2.5.1, 7.4.1, 7.2.6, 7.4.1.1, 7.0.6.2, 7.2.7, 7.2.5.2, 7.3.1.2, 7.2.8, 7.6.0, 7.4.2, 7.2.8.1, 7.0.6.3, 7.4.2.1, 7.2.9, 7.0.7, 7.7.0, 7.4.2.2, 7.2.10, 7.6.1, 7.4.2.3, 7.0.8, 7.6.2, 7.7.10, 7.2.10.1, 7.0.8.1, 7.6.2.1, 7.2.10.2, 7.7.10.1, 7.4.2.4, 7.4.3—
Cisco Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software7.0.0, 7.0.0.1, 7.0.1, 7.1.0, 7.0.1.1, 7.1.0.1, 7.0.2, 7.2.0, 7.0.2.1, 7.0.3, 7.1.0.2, 7.2.0.1, 7.0.4, 7.2.1, 7.0.5, 7.3.0, 7.2.2, 7.2.3, 7.3.1, 7.1.0.3, 7.2.4, 7.0.6, 7.2.5, 7.2.4.1, 7.3.1.1, 7.4.0, 7.0.6.1, 7.2.5.1, 7.4.1, 7.2.6, 7.0.6.2, 7.4.1.1, 7.2.7, 7.2.5.2, 7.3.1.2, 7.2.8, 7.6.0, 7.4.2, 7.2.8.1, 7.0.6.3, 7.4.2.1, 7.2.9, 7.0.7, 7.7.0, 7.4.2.2, 7.2.10, 7.6.1, 7.4.2.3, 7.0.8, 7.6.2, 7.7.10, 7.0.8.1, 7.6.2.1, 7.7.10.1, 7.4.2.4, 7.2.10.2, 7.4.3—

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