Secure Firewall Management Center
CVE-2024-20379: A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Soft…
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Software, formerly Firepower Management Center Software, could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to read arbitrary files from the underlying operating system.
Published
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Affected and fixed versions
| Product / branch | Fixed in |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 7.3 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 7.4 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 7.4 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 7.4 | See the advisory |
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What it is
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Software, formerly Firepower Management Center Software, could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to read arbitrary files from the underlying operating system. This vulnerability exists because the web-based management interface does not properly validate user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to read arbitrary files on the underlying operating system of the affected device. The attacker would need valid user credentials to exploit this vulnerability.
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.