Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center
CVE-2019-1970
A vulnerability in the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)/Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol inspection engine of Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass the configured file policies on an affected system. The vulnerability is due to errors when handling specific SSL/TLS messages. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted HTTP packets that would flow through an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass the configured file policies and deliver a malicious payload to the protected network.
What this means for your business
- It affects Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center. It matters if your company, or a supplier that handles your data, runs it.
- An attacker can use it remotely, over a network, without a login, and without anyone at your company clicking anything.
What to do
- 1Check whether your company or your suppliers run Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center, 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
- 5.8 (v3.0)
- Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N- Weakness
- CWE-693
- Assigned by
- psirt@cisco.com
Dates
- Published
- 2019-08-08
- Last modified
- 2026-08-11
- Sources
- NVD
Affected products
- Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center6.3.0, 6.4.0
- Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense- 6.4.1
As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.