CVE-2026-20063: Cisco Secure FTD Software Authenticated Command Injection Vulnerability

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-20063 is a medium (CVSS 6.0) Argument Injection vulnerability in cisco cisco secure firewall threat defense (ftd) software. EPSS estimates a 0.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 9.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

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.

• CWE-88Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')The product constructs a string for a command to be executed by a separate component in another control sphere, but it does not properly delimit the intended arguments, options, or switches within that command string.