CVE-2020-3514

highpriority · track · 27EPSS 0.004 · 31 %ileEURUUS
grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled
Exploitable?
—
no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.38% (31st) EPSS
CVSS 7.2 · high
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34 products
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Who says so?
4 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cisco_csaf

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

A vulnerability in the multi-instance feature of Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to escape the container for their Cisco FTD instance and execute commands with root privileges in the host namespace. The attacker must have valid credentials on the device.The vulnerability exists because a configuration file that is used at container startup has insufficient protections. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by modifying a specific container configuration file on the underlying file system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute commands with root privileges within the host namespace. This could allow the attacker to impact other running Cisco FTD instances or the host Cisco FXOS device.

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remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

  • FixedCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 6.4.0 when installed on Cisco Firepower 4100 Seriescisco_csaf

    Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.

    https://software.cisco.com
  • FixedCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 6.4.0 when installed on Cisco Firepower 9000 Seriescisco_csaf

    Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.

    https://software.cisco.com
  • FixedCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 6.4.0.1 when installed on Cisco Firepower 4100 Seriescisco_csaf

    Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.

    https://software.cisco.com
  • FixedCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 6.4.0.1 when installed on Cisco Firepower 9000 Seriescisco_csaf

    Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.

    https://software.cisco.com
  • FixedCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 6.4.0.2 when installed on Cisco Firepower 4100 Seriescisco_csaf

    Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.

    https://software.cisco.com
  • FixedCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 6.4.0.2 when installed on Cisco Firepower 9000 Seriescisco_csaf

    Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.

    https://software.cisco.com
  • FixedCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 6.4.0.3 when installed on Cisco Firepower 4100 Seriescisco_csaf

    Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.

    https://software.cisco.com
  • FixedCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 6.4.0.3 when installed on Cisco Firepower 9000 Seriescisco_csaf

    Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.

    https://software.cisco.com
  • FixedCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 6.4.0.4 when installed on Cisco Firepower 4100 Seriescisco_csaf

    Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.

    https://software.cisco.com
  • FixedCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 6.4.0.4 when installed on Cisco Firepower 9000 Seriescisco_csaf

    Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.

    https://software.cisco.com
  • FixedCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 6.4.0.5 when installed on Cisco Firepower 4100 Seriescisco_csaf

    Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.

    https://software.cisco.com
  • FixedCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 6.4.0.5 when installed on Cisco Firepower 9000 Seriescisco_csaf

    Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.

    https://software.cisco.com
  • FixedCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 6.4.0.6 when installed on Cisco Firepower 4100 Seriescisco_csaf

    Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.

    https://software.cisco.com
  • FixedCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 6.4.0.6 when installed on Cisco Firepower 9000 Seriescisco_csaf

    Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.

    https://software.cisco.com
  • FixedCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 6.4.0.7 when installed on Cisco Firepower 4100 Seriescisco_csaf

    Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.

    https://software.cisco.com
  • FixedCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 6.4.0.7 when installed on Cisco Firepower 9000 Seriescisco_csaf

    Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.

    https://software.cisco.com
  • FixedCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 6.4.0.8 when installed on Cisco Firepower 4100 Seriescisco_csaf

    Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.

    https://software.cisco.com
  • FixedCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 6.4.0.8 when installed on Cisco Firepower 9000 Seriescisco_csaf

    Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.

    https://software.cisco.com
  • FixedCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 6.4.0.9 when installed on Cisco Firepower 4100 Seriescisco_csaf

    Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.

    https://software.cisco.com
  • FixedCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 6.4.0.9 when installed on Cisco Firepower 9000 Seriescisco_csaf

    Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.

    https://software.cisco.com
  • FixedCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 6.6.0 when installed on Cisco Firepower 4100 Seriescisco_csaf

    Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.

    https://software.cisco.com
  • FixedCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 6.6.0 when installed on Cisco Firepower 9000 Seriescisco_csaf

    Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.

    https://software.cisco.com
  • FixedCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 6.6.0.1 when installed on Cisco Firepower 4100 Seriescisco_csaf

    Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.

    https://software.cisco.com
  • FixedCisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software 6.6.0.1 when installed on Cisco Firepower 9000 Seriescisco_csaf

    Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.

    https://software.cisco.com
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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

8.2
010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.1–8.2

v2.07.2highAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:Cprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 10
v3.16.7mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 0.8 · impact 5.9
v3.18.2highAV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU
v3.18.2highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU
v3.18.2highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · psirt@cisco.com USexploitability 1.5 · impact 6
v3.16.1mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
v3.18.2highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · Cisco PSIRT US
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ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-216USCWE-216US
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affected products (34)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

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advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • cisco-sa-ftd-container-esc-FmYqFBQVCisco Firepower Threat Defense Software Multi-Instance Container Escape Vulnerability2020-10-21csaf · cisco_csafUS

    A vulnerability in the multi-instance feature of Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to escape the container for their Cisco FTD instance and execute commands with root privileges in the host namespace. The attacker must have valid credentials on the device. The vulnerability exists because a configuration file that is used at container startup has insufficient protections. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by modifying a specific container configuration file on the underlying file system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute commands with root privileges within the host namespace. This could allow the attacker to impact other running Cisco FTD instances or the host Cisco FXOS device. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability. This advisory is part of the October 2020 Cisco ASA, FMC, and FTD Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication, which includes 17 Cisco Security Advisories that describe 17 vulnerabilities. For a complete list of the advisories and links to them, see Cisco Event Response: October 2020 Cisco ASA, FMC, and FTD Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication ["https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/viewErp.x?alertId=ERP-74302"].

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also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

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sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvdenisa_euvdfstec_bducisco_csafNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2020-10-21modified 2026-08-11
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references (6)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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