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CVE-2021-1256

Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to overwrite files on the file system of an affected device by using directory traversal techniques. A successful exploit could cause system instability if important system files are overwritten. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user input for the file path in a specific CLI command. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging in to a targeted device and issuing a specific CLI command with crafted user input. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on the file system of the affected device. The attacker would need valid user credentials on the device.

Exploitation status

  • A vendor advisory or patch reference has been published.

What the metrics mean

  • It is requires local access to the machine.
  • For an attacker who can reach it, no special conditions are needed to exploit it.
  • To exploit it, an administrative account is needed.
  • Beyond that, no action by a user is required.

Scoring

CVSS
6.0 (v3.1)
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-552
Assigned by
psirt@cisco.com

Dates

Published
2021-04-29
Last modified
2026-08-11
Sources
NVD

Affected products

  • Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense- 6.4.0, 6.6.0 - 6.6.4

As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.

References