CVE-2024-20275
A vulnerability in the cluster backup feature of Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Software, formerly Firepower Management Center Software, could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user data that is supplied through the web-based management interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary operating system commands on the affected device. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need valid credentials for a user account with at least the role of Network Administrator. In addition, the attacker would need to persuade a legitimate user to initiate a cluster backup on the affected device.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.1 (v3.1)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-78
- EPSS score
- 0.5% (45th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2024-17990)
- Published
- October 23, 2024
- NVD last modified
- June 17, 2026
- Status
- Analyzed
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2024-17990 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on October 26, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- cisco / secure firewall management center
- cisco / secure firewall management center
- cisco / secure firewall management center
- cisco / secure firewall management center
- cisco / secure firewall management center
- cisco / secure firewall management center
- cisco / secure firewall management center
- cisco / secure firewall management center
- cisco / secure firewall management center
- cisco / secure firewall management center
- cisco / secure firewall management center
- cisco / secure firewall management center
- cisco / secure firewall management center
- cisco / secure firewall management center
- cisco / secure firewall management center
- cisco / secure firewall management center
- cisco / secure firewall management center
- cisco / secure firewall management center
- cisco / secure firewall management center
- cisco / secure firewall management center
- cisco / secure firewall management center
- cisco / secure firewall management center
Certified products that may be affected
1 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified product, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.
- Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) 7.4 with Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 7.4 and Secure Client 5.1 - Cisco Systems, Inc. - Common Criteria NSCIB-CC-2400046-01-CR - active
References
- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-fmc-cmd-inj-g8AOKnDP(Vendor Advisory)
- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-fmc-xss-M446vbEO(Broken Link)
- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/viewErp.x?alertId=ERP-75300(Vendor Advisory)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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