Cisco Firewall Management Center hard-coded password exposed
| 1 added to KEV |
0 used in ransomware |
2026-08-01 nearest federal deadline |
One exploited vulnerability was added to the federal patching deadline this week, with compliance due August 1, 2026. It affects network infrastructure used by organizations of all sizes.
CVE-2026-20316: Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Use of Hard-coded Password Vulnerability
Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC), formerly known as Firepower Management Center, contains a hard-coded password vulnerability. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can log in using a low-privileged account to access sensitive data within the impacted system. You must apply mitigations from Cisco immediately.
No other exploited vulnerabilities were added this week.
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