Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software RADIUS Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
A vulnerability in the RADIUS subsystem implementation of Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to inject arbitrary shell commands that are executed by the device. This vulnerability is due to a lack of proper handling of user input during the authentication phase. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted input when entering credentials that will be authenticated at the configured RADIUS server. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute commands at a high privilege level. Note: For this vulnerability to be exploited, Cisco Secure FMC Software must be configured for RADIUS authentication for the web-based management interface, SSH management, or both. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability. This advisory is part of the August 2025 release of the Cisco Secure Firewall ASA, Secure FMC, and Secure FTD Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication. For a complete list of the advisories and links to them, see Cisco Event Response: August 2025 Semiannual Cisco Secure Firewall ASA, Secure FMC, and Secure FTD Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication ["https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/viewErp.x?alertId=ERP-75415"].
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Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-20265US | — | Exploit | ||
A vulnerability in the RADIUS subsystem implementation of Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to inject arbitrary… | ||||
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- Security Vulnerability Policyexternal
- Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software RADIUS Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilityself
- Cisco Security Vulnerability Policyexternal
- Security Impact Rating (SIR)external
- considering software upgradesexternal
- free software updatesexternal
- Cisco Software Checkerexternal
- Cisco Event Response: August 2025 Cisco Secure Firewall ASA, Secure FMC, and Secure FTD Software Security Advisory Bundled Publicationexternal
remediations (2)
- FixedCisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 7.0.7 when installed on Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Appliances
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com - FixedCisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 7.7.0 when installed on Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Appliances
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
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