Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense
CVE-2019-12694
A vulnerability in the command line interface (CLI) of Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker with administrative privileges to execute commands on the underlying operating system with root privileges. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by executing a specific CLI command that includes crafted arguments. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute commands on the underlying OS with root privileges.
What this means for your business
- It affects Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense. It matters if your company, or a supplier that handles your data, runs it.
- An attacker can use it only with access to the machine itself, with an administrator login, and without anyone at your company clicking anything.
What to do
- 1Check whether your company or your suppliers run Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense, and which version. The affected versions are listed further down this page.
- 2If you do, apply the vendor's fix. A patch or vendor advisory has been published.
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Scoring
- CVSS
- 6.7 (v3.1)
- Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Assigned by
- psirt@cisco.com
Dates
- Published
- 2019-10-02
- Last modified
- 2026-08-11
- Sources
- NVD
Affected products
- Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense- 6.3.0.5, 6.4.0 - 6.4.0.4
As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.