CVE-2021-1236

MEDIUM

Cisco Snort - Auth Bypass

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Multiple Cisco products are affected by a vulnerability in the Snort application detection engine that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass the configured policies on an affected system. The vulnerability is due to a flaw in the detection algorithm. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted packets that would flow through an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass the configured policies and deliver a malicious payload to the protected network.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.3
EPSS 0.0020
EPSS Percentile 41.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-670
Status published
Products (8)
cisco/firepower_threat_defense < 6.5.0.5
cisco/ios_xe < 17.4.1
cisco/secure_firewall_management_center 2.9.14.0
cisco/secure_firewall_management_center 2.9.14.14
cisco/secure_firewall_management_center 2.9.15
cisco/secure_firewall_management_center 2.9.16
cisco/secure_firewall_management_center 2.9.17
snort/snort < 2.9.14
Published Jan 13, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026