Is itCheck something

No. CVE-2026-20316

A Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) bug is being used in attacks

Being used now

Yes. Attackers are using this right now.

What to do

Apply the vendor's update. If there is none, stop using it or cut it off from the internet.

Confirmed in attacks
Jul 29, 2026
Product
Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC)
Ransomware
Used by gangs
Attack likelihood, next 30 days
35%

Attack likelihood is EPSS, a daily estimate from FIRST.org of how likely this bug is to be used in attacks in the next 30 days.

The official description

Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) formerly known as Firepower Management Center contains a use of hard-coded password vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to log in to an affected device using a low-privileged account to access sensitive data within the impacted systems.

For your tech helper

A read-only checklist for whoever helps you with your computer, or an AI assistant. Paste it into Claude, ChatGPT or a coding agent; it only looks and changes nothing.

Read-only check, change nothing, send nothing anywhere.
Is Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) (CVE-2026-20316) installed or running on this machine or in this project?
1. Find every copy and its version (apps, packages, containers, lockfiles).
2. Compare each version against the vendor's fixed version for CVE-2026-20316. Quote the vendor page you used.
3. Report a table: where, version, fixed version, status (exposed / fixed / not installed / unsure).
4. List the exact update steps, but do not run them.

Sources