A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Software and Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system as root.
This vulnerability is due to improper input validation for specific CLI commands. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by injecting operating system commands into a legitimate command. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to escape the restricted command prompt and execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system. To successfully exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need valid Administrator credentials.
For more information about vulnerable scenarios, see the Details ["#details"] section of this advisory.
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Description | A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Software and Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system as root. This vulnerability is due to improper input validation for specific CLI commands. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by injecting operating system commands into a legitimate command. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to escape the restricted command prompt and execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system. To successfully exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need valid Administrator credentials. For more information about vulnerable scenarios, see the Details ["#details"] section of this advisory. | |
Weaknesses | CWE-78 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: cisco
Published:
Updated: 2025-08-16T03:55:47.997Z
Reserved: 2024-10-10T19:15:13.233Z
Link: CVE-2025-20220

Updated: 2025-08-14T18:04:13.340Z

Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2025-08-14T17:15:36.117
Modified: 2025-08-15T13:12:51.217
Link: CVE-2025-20220

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