Vulnerability
CVE-2026-20316
Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center: hard-coded credentials
Most severe levelDEFCON 3 · Substantial risk
Official data
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 · medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-259
- EPSS
- 35.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of CVEs
- CISA KEV catalogue
- Yes, since 29 July 2026 · used in ransomware campaigns
Sources: NVD (CVSS, weakness, publication), FIRST (EPSS), CISA (KEV catalogue).
Data read on 5 November 2026.
Timeline
- 29 July 2026Published on NVD
- 29 July 2026Added to the CISA KEV catalogue
- 30 July 2026First in the DefenceLevel briefing
In DefenceLevel briefings4 days
- 11 September 2026Worth watching
- 1 August 2026Still ongoingDEFCON 4
- 31 July 2026Still ongoingDEFCON 4
- 30 July 2026New in the last 24 hoursDEFCON 3
Last 12 months.
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