Cisco security advisory (AV26-197) – Update 3
At a glance
- Severity
- CriticalCVSS 10.0
- Used in attacks
- Yes, 2 of 2 flaws named
- Flaws named
- CVE-2026-20131CVE-2026-20079
- Vendors and products
- Cisco
- Industries
- Government
- Reported by
- 1 outlet
On March 4, 2026, Cisco published security advisories to address vulnerabilities in the following products. Included were critical updates for the following:
- Cisco Security Cloud Control (SCC) Firewall Management – all versions
- Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) – all versions
- Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) – versions prior to 9.20.4.14
- Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) – all versions
Update 1
On March 18, 2026, Cisco stated that CVE-2026-20131 is being actively exploited.
Update 2
On March 19, 2026, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added CVE-2026-20131 to their Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Database.
Update 3
On September 9, 2026, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added CVE-2026-20079 to their Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Database.
The Cyber Centre encourages users and administrators to review the provided web links, perform the suggested recommendations, and apply the necessary updates when available.
- Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
- Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance Software TCP Flood Denial of Service Vulnerability
- Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance and Secure Firewall Threat Defense Software IPsec Denial of Service Vulnerability
- Cisco Security Advisories
- CISA KEV: CVE-2026-20131
- CISA KEV: CVE-2026-20079
Originally published by Canadian Centre for Cyber Security. © Canadian Centre for Cyber Security. Written by Canadian Centre for Cyber Security.
Vulnerabilities referenced
- CVE-2026-20131Not scored yet
Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC)
Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Software and Cisco Security Cloud Control (SCC) Firewall Management contain a deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability in the web-based management interface that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary Java code as root on an affected device.
Used in attacksUsed by ransomware gangsAdded to CISA's list 2026-03-19
Full record → - CVE-2026-2007910.0Critical
Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) and Security Cloud Control (SCC) Firewall Management
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.
Used in attacksAdded to CISA's list 2026-09-09 · Exploit code published · Patch or advisory available
Full record →
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Coverage
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2026-09-09 20:04 UTC
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