Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessReach FMC ASDM SSO endpoint over network
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ExploitForge ASDM SSO session token
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ExecutionAuthenticate as ASDM administrator
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ImpactRepeat forgery to lock out legitimate admins
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Hardware security identifier management
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| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires network reachability to the Cisco Secure FMC ASDM single sign-on handler and the ability to perform session-token forgery against the ASDM SSO token; no credentials, user interaction, or special privileges are needed (PR:N/UI:N), and it works against affected FMC releases in their standard configuration. The practical limiting factors are network exposure of the ASDM/FMC management interface (management planes are frequently restricted to internal or dedicated networks, which reduces real-world reachability) and running an affected FMC version (7.0.x through 7.7.x and 10.0.x per EUVD). The demonstrated impact is administrator login and indefinite lock-out of legitimate administrators rather than confirmed data exfiltration. |
| Impact | This is a genuine priority despite the absence of exploitation telemetry. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) describes a network-reachable, low-complexity, fully unauthenticated attack requiring no user interaction - the most dangerous exposure profile for a security-management appliance. The vulnerability (CWE-1259, improper restriction of security-token assignment) lets an attacker forge the ASDM SSO token and authenticate as the administrator, and by repeating the forgery indefinitely lock legitimate administrators out (hence A:H). Vendor scored impact as C:N/I:L/A:H; the I:L/A:H combination plus the described 'log in as the administrator user' outcome makes the 8.2 (High) score credible, and the C:N is notably conservative given that ASDM admin access to a firewall-management plane would normally expose configuration. No EPSS score, CISA KEV listing, or public POC is present in the provided data, so there is no confirmed active exploitation and no evidence of automated weaponization yet - the risk is driven by the flaw's intrinsic exploitability (unauth, remote, low-complexity) rather than observed in-the-wild activity. Conflict to note: the 'Information Disclosure' tag contradicts the C:N vector - this is an authentication-bypass / availability issue, not disclosure. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker with no credentials reaches the ASDM SSO login endpoint of an exposed Cisco Secure FMC and forges a valid SSO session token, authenticating as the ASDM administrator. By repeatedly re-forging tokens the attacker can keep legitimate administrators locked out of ASDM indefinitely, degrading management of the firewall estate. No public exploit code is identified at time of analysis, but the low attack complexity and lack of authentication make practical exploitation straightforward once the token-forgery technique is understood. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Sep 16, 2026
Session-token forgery in the Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) ASDM single sign-on handler lets an unauthenticated, remote attacker authenticate as the ASDM administrator user without any credentials or user interaction, and by repeating the forgery keep legitimate administrators locked out of ASDM indefinitely. The flaw stems from improper management of the ASDM SSO token (CWE-1259, improper restriction of security token inheritance), and it affects FMC releases across the 7.0.x through 7.7.x lines as well as 10.0.x per EUVD. No public exploit code or confirmed active exploitation has been identified at time of analysis, but the assessed impact is administrator account takeover and sustained denial of administrative access (CVSS 8.2, A:H, I:L), with the main practical barrier being network reachability to the FMC/ASDM management interface.
RemediationAI
Cisco has published vendor guidance for this issue in security advisory cisco-sa-fmc2-multivulns-HXgcqRG (https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-fmc2-multivulns-HXgcqRG); the provided data does not enumerate an exact fixed release, so obtain the fixed-version mapping for your specific FMC train (7.0.x, 7.2.x, 7.3.x, 7.4.x, 7.6.x, 7.7.x or 10.0.x) directly from that advisory and upgrade to the listed fixed build for your branch before considering the instance mitigated. Because exploitation requires network reachability to the ASDM SSO handler and no credentials, the highest-value compensating control is to restrict management-plane access: place the FMC management interface behind an upstream ACL or firewall rule that permits only trusted administrative subnets or a jump host, and remove any internet or broad-enterprise exposure of the management port. The trade-off is that remote administrators lose direct access and must route through the approved path, which can slow incident response if the jump host is unavailable. If ASDM SSO integration is not operationally required, disabling the SSO/ASDM SSO integration removes the vulnerable code path entirely, at the cost of forcing discrete per-device logins and possibly disrupting configured identity-provider workflows; if SSO is required, consider temporarily switching administration to the FMC web UI under stricter source-IP restrictions while patching. Also monitor ASDM authentication events and FMC audit logs for unexpected administrator logins or repeated admin session establishment from unfamiliar sources, since the observed symptom of exploitation is administrator impersonation and legitimate admins being locked out - an alert on unexpected "admin" logons or an inability of known admins to log in should trigger immediate investigation and management-plane isolation.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) is the centralized management plane for Cisco Secure Firewall deployments, and Cisco Adaptive Security Device Manager (ASDM) is the GUI used to manage ASA and Firepower-based devices. This CVE resides in the ASDM single sign-on (SSO) handler, the component that issues and validates SSO tokens so an authenticated FMC session can be handed to ASDM without re-prompting for credentials. The root cause maps to CWE-1259 (Improper Restriction of Security Token Inheritance): the SSO token is derived or inherited in a way that does not properly bind it to the authenticated principal, so its security properties (identity, privilege, lifetime) can be carried into a context where they should not apply. The advisory describes this concretely as improper management of the ASDM SSO token that enables session-token forgery - an attacker crafts or replays a token the ASDM SSO handler accepts as the administrator identity. Because the CVSS vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N, no prior authentication and no victim interaction are required; the integrity impact is Low (the attacker assumes the admin identity rather than demonstrably altering managed data) and the availability impact is High because the attacker can hold the ASDM admin session and repeatedly re-establish it, evicting or blocking legitimate administrators. The affected product CPE is cpe:2.3:a:cisco:cisco_secure_firewall_management_center_(fmc), with EUVD enumerating versions spanning 7.0.0 through 7.7.12 and 10.0.0/10.0.1.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
Unauthenticated remote token forgery (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N); demonstrated impact is admin login (I:L) and indefinite administrator lock-out (A:H), with vendor-asserted C:N retained though arguably conservative.
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CVSS VectorVendor: cisco
DescriptionCVE.org
A vulnerability in Cisco Adaptive Security Device Manager (ASDM) single sign-on (SSO) handler for Cisco Secure FMC Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to log in as the Cisco ASDM administrator user.
This vulnerability is due to improper management of the Cisco ASDM SSO token. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by performing session token forgery techniques. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to log in as the administrator user and, by repeating this action, keep legitimate administrators locked out of the ASDM indefinitely.
Executive ViewAI
Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) ASDM is affected by a high-severity vulnerability that allows an attacker to forge session tokens, gain administrator access, and lock out legitimate administrators, potentially disrupting firewall management for organizations using affected FMC versions 7.0.x through 7.7.x and 10.0.x. Leadership should prioritize this because compromised firewall management can lead to unauthorized changes in security policies and sustained denial of administrative control, impacting the organization's overall network defense posture. No public exploit code or confirmed active exploitation has been identified at time of analysis, but the lack of a vendor patch increases urgency for interim mitigations.
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations include restricting network access to the FMC/ASDM management interface to trusted administrative networks, enabling detailed logging and monitoring of ASDM authentication and session activity, auditing administrator accounts for anomalies, and disabling ASDM SSO if operationally feasible until a patch is available.
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
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EUVD-2026-81120
GHSA-g9vq-7qf2-jm65
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
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