CVE-2025-20220 Command injection in Cisco Firepower Management Center
Authenticated local attackers with Administrator credentials can inject OS commands into CLI inputs to execute arbitrary code as root on Cisco FMC and FTD systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-20220?
CVE-2025-20220 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Cisco Firepower Management Center, published on 14 Aug 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Software and Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system as root. This vulnerability is due to improper input validation for specific CLI commands. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by injecting operating system commands into a legitimate command. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to escape the restricted command prompt and execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system. To successfully exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need valid Administrator credentials. For more information about vulnerable scenarios, see the Details ["#details"] section of this advisory.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-20220?
How do I fix CVE-2025-20220?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-20220 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-2025-20220 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-20220 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q2qh-qxqj-v3qp.