CVE-2023-20220 Command injection in Cisco Firepower Management Center
Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary OS commands via crafted input in the Cisco FMC web interface, potentially compromising the device.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-20220?
CVE-2023-20220 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center, published on 1 Nov 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Multiple vulnerabilities in the web-based management interface of Cisco Firepower Management Center (FMC) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system. To exploit these vulnerabilities, the attacker must have valid device credentials, but does not need Administrator privileges. These vulnerabilities are due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input for certain configuration options. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by using crafted input within the device configuration GUI. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the device, including on the underlying operating system, which could also affect the availability of the device.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-20220?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center.
How do I fix CVE-2023-20220?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-20220 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2023-20220 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-20220 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center
- CVE-2026-20079 Cisco Firewall Management Center Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
- CVE-2026-20131 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Software and Cisco Security Cloud Control (SCC) Firewall Management Deserialization of Untrusted Data
- CVE-2026-20316 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Use of Hard-coded Password
- CVE-2025-20265 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software Radius Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2024-20424 Command injection in Cisco Firepower Management Center
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qh72-28vq-wrmr.