CVE-2021-1488 — Command Injection in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software

CWE-77 — Command InjectionCWE-78 — OS Command Injection4 documents4 sources
Severity
6.7MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 78.67%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance SoftwareCisco Firepower Threat DefenseCisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software
Timeline
PublishedApr 29
Latest updateMay 24

Description

A vulnerability in the upgrade process of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to inject commands that could be executed with root privileges on the underlying operating system (OS). This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by uploading a crafted upgrade package file to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the a…

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 0.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages3 packages

▶NVDcisco/firepower_threat_defense6.5.0 — 6.6.4+1

🔴Vulnerability Details

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GHSA
GHSA-wj4x-hm5q-r6w4: A vulnerability in the upgrade process of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could all↗2022-05-24
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CVEList
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software and Firepower Threat Defense Software for Firepower 1000 and 2100 Series Appliances Command Injection Vulnerability↗2021-04-29
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Cisco
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software and Firepower Threat Defense Software for Firepower 1000 and 2100 Series Appliances Command Injection Vulnerability↗2021-04-28
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