Cisco security failure: Critical flaws give hackers control

Cisco’s semiannual Cisco Secure Firewall ASA, Secure FMC, and Secure FTD bundled publication (released March 4, 2026) includes 25 security advisories covering 48 vulnerabilities, with software updates available to address them.

Two critical Secure FMC flaws headline the release

Cisco lists two Critical issues in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC), both rated CVSS 10.0:

• CVE-2026-20079 (authentication bypass)
• CVE-2026-20131 (remote code execution)

BleepingComputer reports Cisco’s advisories describe remote, unauthenticated exploitation scenarios that can lead to root-level impact on affected systems.

ASA and Secure FTD also…