CVE-2020-3308
MEDIUMCisco Firepower Threat Defense - Privilege Escalation
Title source: llmDescription
A vulnerability in the Image Signature Verification feature of Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with administrator-level credentials to install a malicious software patch on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper verification of digital signatures for patch images. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by crafting an unsigned software patch to bypass signature checks and loading it on an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to boot a malicious software patch image.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_cisco
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sigbypass-FcvPPCeP
Scores
CVSS v3
4.9
EPSS
0.0008
EPSS Percentile
23.5%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-347
Status
published
Products (3)
cisco/firepower_threat_defense
< 6.2.2.1
cisco/secure_firewall_management_center
6.2.2
cisco/secure_firewall_management_center
6.2.3
Published
May 06, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026