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Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
N L N N C H H H 10.0 .3123 98.1 YES
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 7.0.0 – —
TIMELINE
Oct 8 Reserved by cisco
Mar 19 Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2026-03-22
Mar 19 Published (CNA: cisco)
Description
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary Java code as root on an affected device.
This vulnerability is due to insecure deserialization of a user-supplied Java byte stream. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted serialized Java object to the web-based management interface of an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the device and elevate privileges to root.
Note: If the FMC management interface does not have public internet access, the attack surface that is associated with this vulnerability is reduced.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| October 8, 2025 | Reserved | Reserved by cisco |
| March 19, 2026 | KEV ADDED | Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2026-03-22 |
| March 19, 2026 | Published | Published (CNA: cisco) |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 1 row
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| Cisco | Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) | — | 7.0.0 | — |
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