# CVE-2024-20482: CVE-2024-20482 Status: published. Published: 2024-10-23. Updated: 2026-11-03. A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Software, formerly Firepower Management Center Software, could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to elevate privileges on an affected device. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker must have a valid account on the device that is configured with a custom read-only role. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of role permissions in part of the web-based management interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by performing a write operation on the affected part of the web-based management interface. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to modify certain parts of the configuration. ## Remediation No remediation reported in collected sources ## Affected products and versions - Cisco / Cisco Firepower Management Center: 7.2.0 (affected); 7.2.1 (affected); 7.2.2 (affected); 7.2.0.1 (affected); 7.2.3 (affected); 7.2.3.1 (affected); 7.2.4 (affected); 7.2.4.1 (affected); 7.2.5 (affected); 7.2.5.1 (affected); 7.2.6 (affected); 7.2.7 (affected); 7.2.5.2 (affected); 7.2.8 (affected); 7.2.8.1 (affected); 7.3.0 (affected); 7.3.1 (affected); 7.3.1.1 (affected); 7.3.1.2 (affected). Source: CNA: cisco ## NVD configuration conditions Affected CPE matches depend on the following AND/OR and negation conditions: ```json [ { "negate": false, "nodes": [ { "cpeMatch": [ { "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:7.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true }, { "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:7.2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true }, { "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:7.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true }, { "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:7.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true }, { "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:7.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true }, { "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:7.2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true }, { "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:7.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true }, { "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:7.2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true }, { "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:7.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true }, { "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:7.2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true }, { "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:7.2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true }, { "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:7.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true }, { "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:7.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true }, { "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:7.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true }, { "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:7.2.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true }, { "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:7.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true }, { "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:7.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true }, { "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:7.3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true }, { "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:7.3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true } ], "negate": false, "operator": "OR" } ], "operator": "OR" } ] ``` ## Severity and prioritization - CVSS 3.1: 6.5 (medium); CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N; source: CNA: cisco - CVSS 3.1: 6.5 (medium); CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N; source: NVD: nvd@nist.gov - CVSS 3.1: 6.5 (medium); CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N; source: NVD: psirt@cisco.com - CISA KEV: No listing in collected sources - EPSS: 0.49% as of 2026-11-03; percentile 42.33% - SSVC: exploitation none; automatable no; technical impact total; source ADP: CISA-ADP - Weaknesses: CWE-863 ## Exploit evidence No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation. ## References - https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-fmc-priv-esc-CMQ4S6m7 (CNA: cisco) - https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-fmc-priv-esc-CMQ4S6m7 (psirt@cisco.com; Vendor Advisory) ## Provenance - CNA: cisco: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-20482; retrieved 2026-11-04; source updated 2026-11-03 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-20482; retrieved 2026-11-04; source updated 2026-11-03 - FIRST EPSS: https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-20482; retrieved 2026-11-03; source updated Not reported Revision: a466b8637a55da080732235ac70c838164e1c0ae92b91e1669879b1bcc3a913d Canonical: https://y2.dev/cve/CVE-2024-20482 ## Agent and API access Public CVE pages, Markdown, and JSON are free to read without an account or API key. - Public catalog: https://y2.dev/cve/index.json. 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