CVE-2026-20316 (GCVE-0-2026-20316)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-29 16:22 – Updated: 2026-09-11 03:55- CWE-259 - Use of Hard-coded Password
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/c… | |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilit… | government-resource |
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) |
Affected:
7.0.0
Affected: 7.0.0.1 Affected: 7.0.1 Affected: 7.0.1.1 Affected: 7.0.2 Affected: 7.2.0 Affected: 7.0.2.1 Affected: 7.0.3 Affected: 7.2.0.1 Affected: 7.0.4 Affected: 7.2.1 Affected: 7.0.5 Affected: 7.3.0 Affected: 7.2.2 Affected: 7.3.1 Affected: 7.2.3 Affected: 7.2.3.1 Affected: 7.2.4 Affected: 7.0.6 Affected: 7.2.4.1 Affected: 7.2.5 Affected: 7.3.1.1 Affected: 7.4.0 Affected: 7.0.6.1 Affected: 7.2.5.1 Affected: 7.4.1 Affected: 7.2.6 Affected: 7.4.1.1 Affected: 7.0.6.2 Affected: 7.2.7 Affected: 7.2.5.2 Affected: 7.3.1.2 Affected: 7.2.8 Affected: 7.6.0 Affected: 7.4.2 Affected: 7.2.8.1 Affected: 7.0.6.3 Affected: 7.4.2.1 Affected: 7.2.9 Affected: 7.0.7 Affected: 7.7.0 Affected: 7.4.2.2 Affected: 7.2.10 Affected: 7.6.1 Affected: 7.4.2.3 Affected: 7.0.8 Affected: 7.6.2 Affected: 7.7.10 Affected: 7.2.10.1 Affected: 7.0.8.1 Affected: 7.6.2.1 Affected: 7.2.10.2 Affected: 7.7.10.1 Affected: 7.4.2.4 Affected: 7.4.3 Affected: 7.7.11 Affected: 7.6.4 Affected: 10.0.0 Affected: 7.4.4 Affected: 7.4.5 Affected: 7.0.9 Affected: 7.2.11 Affected: 7.7.12 Affected: 7.6.5 Affected: 7.4.6 Affected: 10.0.1 Affected: 7.4.7 |
guessed |
CISA
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
Scope
Evidence
Type: Vendor Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 80%
Source: cisa-kev
Details
| Cwes | CWE-259 |
|---|---|
| Feed | CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog |
| Product | Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) |
| Due Date | 2026-08-01 |
| Date Added | 2026-07-29 |
| Vendorproject | Cisco |
| Vulnerabilityname | Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Use of Hard-coded Password Vulnerability |
| Knownransomwarecampaignuse | Unknown |
References
ENISA
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
Scope
Evidence
Type: Csirt Report
Signal: Confirmed Compromise
Confidence: 75%
Source: enisa-cnw-kev
Details
| Cwes | CWE-259 |
|---|---|
| Euvd | EUVD-2026-50404 |
| Notes | https://blog.talosintelligence.com/fmc-ongoing-exploitation/ |
| Catalog | ENISA / EU CSIRTs Network (CNW) KEV JSON |
| Product | Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) |
| Datereported | 2026/09/09 |
| Originsource | ENISA |
| Patchedsince | 2026/08/05 |
| Vendorproject | Cisco |
| Exploitationtype | ransomware |
| Vulnerabilityname | |
| Threatactorsexploiting |
References
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
Scope
Evidence
Type: Public Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 70%
Source: kevintel
Details
| Feed | KEVIntel (kevintel.com) |
|---|---|
| Title | Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software Static Credential Vulnerability |
| Vendor | Cisco |
| Product | Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) |
| Added Date | 2026-07-29T18:45:59.580Z |
| Cvss Score | 5.3 |
| Epss Score | None |
| Cvss Severity | MEDIUM |
| Epss Percentile | None |
| Used In Malware | unknown |
| Ahead Of Cisa Kev | None |
| Not Yet In Cisa Kev | False |
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Sightings
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Nomenclature
- Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
- Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
- Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
- Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.