Secure Firewall Management Center
CVE-2023-20048: A vulnerability in the web services interface of Cisco Firepower Management Center (FMC) Software could all…
A vulnerability in the web services interface of Cisco Firepower Management Center (FMC) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute certain unauthorized configuration commands on a Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) device that is managed by the FMC Software.
Published
Automatic summary from the vendor's CVE record. We haven't written a full analysis of this vulnerability yet.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product / branch | Fixed in |
|---|---|
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 6.2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 6.2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 6.2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 6.2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 6.2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 6.2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 6.2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 6.2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 6.2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 6.2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 6.2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 6.2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 6.2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 6.2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 6.2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 6.2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 6.2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 6.2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 6.2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 6.4 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 6.4 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 6.4 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 6.4 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 6.4 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 6.4 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 6.4 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 6.4 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 6.4 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 6.4 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 6.4 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 6.4 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 6.4 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 6.4 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 6.4 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 6.4 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 6.4 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 6.6 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 6.6 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 6.6 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 6.6 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 6.6 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 6.6 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 6.6 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 6.6 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 6.6 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 6.6 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 6.7 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 6.7 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 6.7 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 6.7 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 7.0 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 7.0 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 7.0 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 7.0 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 7.0 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 7.0 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 7.0 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 7.0 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 7.0 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 7.1 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 7.1 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 7.1 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 7.1 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 7.2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 7.2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 7.2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 7.2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 7.2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 7.2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 7.3 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 7.3 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 7.3 | See the advisory |
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What it is
A vulnerability in the web services interface of Cisco Firepower Management Center (FMC) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute certain unauthorized configuration commands on a Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) device that is managed by the FMC Software. This vulnerability is due to insufficient authorization of configuration commands that are sent through the web service interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the FMC web services interface and sending a crafted HTTP request to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute certain configuration commands on the targeted FTD device. To successfully exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need valid credentials on the FMC Software.
Exploitation
The Cisco Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) is not aware of any public announcements or malicious use of the vulnerability that is described in this advisory.
Sources
KEV status, EPSS score and vendor data refreshed automatically, last on 11 Oct 2026.