Critical Cisco Secure FMC Vulnerabilities Enabling Remote Root Access
Cisco has released emergency patches for two maximum‑severity (CVSS 10.0) vulnerabilities affecting Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC). These flaws tracked as CVE‑2026‑20079 and CVE‑2026‑20131, allow unauthenticated, remote attackers to obtain root‑level control over FMC appliances, posing a severe risk to enterprise firewall infrastructure. No exploitation in the wild has been observed yet, but the critical nature and ease of exploitation elevate these vulnerabilities to immediate remediation priority.