Secure Firewall Management Center
CVE-2024-20482: 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 elevate privileges on an affected device.
Published
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Affected and fixed versions
| Product / branch | Fixed in |
|---|---|
| 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 7.2 | 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 7.2 | 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 |
| Cisco Firepower Management Center 7.3 | See the advisory |
Always confirm against the vendor advisory, which lists every fixed hotfix.
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 elevate privileges on an affected device. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker must have a valid account on the device that is configured with a custom read-only role. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of role permissions in part of the web-based management interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by performing a write operation on the affected part of the web-based management interface. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to modify certain parts of the configuration.
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.