CVE-2026-20016

MEDIUMNVD 6.76.0▼
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 6.0 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-03-04. NVD baseline CVSS 6.7; sources differ by 0.7.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
6.7
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 6.7Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

A vulnerability in the Cisco FXOS Software CLI feature for Cisco Secure Firewall ASA Software and Secure FTD Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system with root-level privileges. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid administrative credentials on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of user-supplied command arguments. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting crafted input for specific CLI commands. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute commands on the underlying operating system with root-level privileges.

CVSS v3
6.7
EG Score
6.0(medium)
EPSS
25.5%
KEV
Not listed

Published

March 4, 2026

Last Modified

June 5, 2026

References (1)

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-20016(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 38× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-12 05:46 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-06-21 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
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  14. 2026-06-12 01:04 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-06-12 01:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-06-11 14:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-06-10 22:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-06-10 19:19 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-06-10 19:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-06-10 13:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-06-09 17:59 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-06-09 17:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-06-08 23:31 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 6.7
  24. 2026-06-08 14:17 UTCEPSS rescore
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  26. 2026-06-07 16:11 UTCEG score recompute
  27. 2026-06-07 16:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-06-07 15:25 UTCEPSS rescore
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  30. 2026-06-06 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
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  33. 2026-06-05 22:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  34. 2026-06-05 12:59 UTCEG score recompute
  35. 2026-06-05 12:59 UTCGHSA enrichment

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-20016?
CVE-2026-20016 is a medium vulnerability published on March 4, 2026. A vulnerability in the Cisco FXOS Software CLI feature for Cisco Secure Firewall ASA Software and Secure FTD Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system with root-level privileges. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker…
When was CVE-2026-20016 disclosed?
CVE-2026-20016 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 4, 2026, with the most recent update on June 5, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-20016 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-20016 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 25.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-20016?
CVE-2026-20016 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.7 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 6.0.
How do I remediate CVE-2026-20016?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-20016, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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