CVE-2021-1518
MEDIUMCisco Firepower Device Manager On-Box 6.3.0-6.3.9 - Authenticated Remote Code Execution via REST API
Title source: llmDescription
A vulnerability in the REST API of Cisco Firepower Device Manager (FDM) On-Box Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the underlying operating system of an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient sanitization of user input on specific REST API commands. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to the API subsystem of an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the underlying operating system. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need valid low-privileged user credentials.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_cisco
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-fdm-rce-Rx6vVurq
Scores
CVSS v3
6.3
EPSS
0.0069
EPSS Percentile
72.0%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-94
Status
published
Products (1)
cisco/firepower_device_manager_on-box
6.3.0 - 6.4.0
Published
Jul 22, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026