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Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software Static Credentials (cisco-sa-fmc-static-cred-BET3Cjh)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 331381
Synopsis
The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.Description
A vulnerability in the web interface of Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to log in to an affected device using a static, low-privileged account and access sensitive data within the impacted system. This vulnerability is due to the presence of a hard-coded password associated with an account on the affected device.Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Upgrade to the relevant fixed version referenced in Cisco bug ID CSCwt95997.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 331381
File Name: cisco-sa-fmc-static-cred-BET3Cjh.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: Local
Family: CISCO
Published: 7/31/2026
Updated: 7/31/2026
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.4
Percentile: 98.39
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-20316
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:cisco:firepower_management_center
Required KB Items: Host/Cisco/firepower_mc/version
Patch Publication Date: 7/29/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/29/2026
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 8/1/2026
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2026-20316