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CVE-2026-20017: cisco cisco secure firewall threat defense (ftd) software Execution with Unnecessary Privileges

CVSS: 6.0v3.1MediumAnalyzed
Published 04-03-2026Last modified 05-03-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-20017 is a medium (CVSS 6.0) Execution with Unnecessary Privileges vulnerability in cisco cisco secure firewall threat defense (ftd) software. EPSS estimates a 0.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
24/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.0/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.17%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 04-03-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-03-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco Secure FTD Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system as root. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid administrative credentials on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of user-supplied command arguments. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting crafted input for a specific CLI command. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute commands on the underlying operating system as root.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.17%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

6%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.01 pp

From 0.16% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.17%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Cisco2 products
  • cisco secure firewall threat defense (ftd) software6.4.0.1 | 6.4.0.2 | 6.4.0.5 | 6.4.0 | 6.4.0.3 | 6.4.0.4 | 6.4.0.6 | 6.4.0.7 | 6.4.0.8 | 6.4.0.9 | 6.4.0.10 | 6.4.0.11 | 6.4.0.12 | 7.0.0 | 7.0.0.1 | 7.0.1 | 7.1.0 | 6.4.0.13 | 7.0.1.1 | 6.4.0.14 | 7.1.0.1 | 7.0.2 | 6.4.0.15 | 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 | 6.4.0.16 | 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 | 6.4.0.17 | 7.0.6.1 | 7.2.5.1 | 7.4.1 | 7.2.6 | 7.0.6.2 | 7.4.1.1 | 6.4.0.18 | 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
  • secure_firewall_threat_defense≥ 6.4.0, ≤ 6.4.0.18 | ≥ 7.0.0, ≤ 7.0.8.1 | ≥ 7.1.0, ≤ 7.1.0.3 | ≥ 7.2.0, ≤ 7.2.10 | ≥ 7.3.0, ≤ 7.3.1.2 | ≥ 7.4.0, ≤ 7.4.3 | ≥ 7.6.0, ≤ 7.6.2.1 | ≥ 7.7.0, ≤ 7.7.10.1 | 7.2.10.2

1 vendor · 2 products

References

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