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CVE-2026-20008

MEDIUM CVSS 3.1: 6.0 EPSS 0.03%
Updated Apr 16, 2026
Cisco
Parameter Value
CVSS 6.0 (MEDIUM)
Affected Versions 6.4.0 — 9.23.1.7
Fixed In 9.16.4.85
Type CWE-78 (OS Command Injection)
Vendor Cisco
Public PoC No

A vulnerability in a small subset of CLI commands that are used on Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to craft Lua code that could be used on the underlying operating system as root. This vulnerability exists because user-provided input is not properly sanitized. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by crafting valid Lua code and submitting it as a malicious parameter for a CLI command.

A successful exploit could allow the attacker to inject Lua code, which could lead to arbitrary code execution as the root user. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker must have valid Administrator credentials.

Attack Parameters

Attack Vector
Local
Requires local access
Attack Complexity
Low
Easy to exploit
Privileges Required
High
Admin privileges needed
User Interaction
None
No user interaction needed

Impact Assessment

Confidentiality
High
Complete data leak
Integrity
High
Complete data modification
Availability
None
No disruption

CVSS Vector v3.1

Weakness Type (CWE)

Vulnerable Products 10

Configuration From (including) Up to (excluding)
Cisco Adaptive_Security_Appliance_Software
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.12.1 9.16.4.85
Cisco Adaptive_Security_Appliance_Software
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.17.1 9.18.4.66
Cisco Adaptive_Security_Appliance_Software
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.19.1 9.20.4
Cisco Adaptive_Security_Appliance_Software
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.22.1.1 9.22.2.4
Cisco Adaptive_Security_Appliance_Software
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.23.1 9.23.1.7
Cisco Firepower_Threat_Defense_Software
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_threat_defense_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.4.0 7.0.9
Cisco Firepower_Threat_Defense_Software
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_threat_defense_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.1.0 7.2.11
Cisco Firepower_Threat_Defense_Software
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_threat_defense_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.3.0 7.4.3
Cisco Firepower_Threat_Defense_Software
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_threat_defense_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.6.0 7.6.4
Cisco Firepower_Threat_Defense_Software
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_threat_defense_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.7.0 7.7.11