Secure Firewall ASA and FTD
CVE-2026-20018: Cisco Firepower Management Center Software and Firepower Threat Defense Path Traversal Vulnerability
A vulnerability in the sftunnel functionality of Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Software and Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with administrative privileges to write arbitrary files as root on the underlying operating system.
Published
ExploitedNot in CISA KEV
Ransomware useNot reportedPer CISA
SeverityMEDIUMCVSS 3.1 5.9
EPSS0.44%Chance of exploitation in 30 days
Public exploitNot tracked
FixNot yet
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 Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 7.0 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 7.0 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 7.0 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 7.1 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 7.0 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 7.1 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 7.0 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 7.2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 7.0 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 7.0 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 7.1 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 7.2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 7.0 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 7.2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 7.0 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 7.3 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 7.2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 7.3 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 7.2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 7.1 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 7.2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 7.2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 7.0 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 7.2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 7.2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 7.3 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 7.4 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 7.0 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 7.2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 7.4 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 7.2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 7.4 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 7.0 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 7.2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 7.2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 7.3 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 7.2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 7.6 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 7.4 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 7.2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 7.0 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 7.4 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 7.2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 7.0 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 7.7 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 7.4 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 7.2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 7.6 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 7.4 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 7.0 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 7.6 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 7.7 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 7.2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 7.0 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 7.6 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 7.2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 7.7 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 7.4 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 7.4 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.0 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.0 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.0 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.1 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.0 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.1 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.0 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.0 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.0 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.1 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.0 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.0 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.3 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.3 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.1 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.0 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.3 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.4 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.0 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.4 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.0 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.4 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.3 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.6 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.4 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.0 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.4 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.0 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.7 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.4 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.6 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.4 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.0 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.6 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.7 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.0 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.6 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.7 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.4 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 7.4 | See the advisory |
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What it is
A vulnerability in the sftunnel functionality of Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Software and Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with administrative privileges to write arbitrary files as root on the underlying operating system.
This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of the directory path during file synchronization. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by crafting a directory path outside of the expected file location. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to create or replace any file on the underlying operating system.
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.