CVE coverage

CVE-2026-20079

CVSS 10.0 Actively exploited (KEV) no coverage

A vulnerability in the web interface of Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication and execute script files on an affected device to obtain root access to the underlying operating system.  This vulnerability is due to an improper system process that is created at boot time. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted HTTP requests to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute a variety of scripts and commands that allow root access to the device. 

Detection rules

No detection found — yet

None of Sigma, Elastic, Splunk ESCU, YARA, Microsoft Sentinel, Snort, or Suricata currently has a rule referencing CVE-2026-20079.

This CVE is on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list. It is being exploited in the wild with no public detection rule — worth writing one.