CVE-2021-34761

MEDIUM

Cisco Firepower Threat Defense - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A vulnerability in Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to overwrite or append arbitrary data to system files using root-level privileges. The attacker must have administrative credentials on the device. This vulnerability is due to incomplete validation of user input for a specific CLI command. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the device with administrative privileges and issuing a CLI command with crafted user parameters. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to overwrite or append arbitrary data to system files using root-level privileges.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References

Scores

CVSS v3 4.4
EPSS 0.0016
EPSS Percentile 36.4%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/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-668 CWE-73
Status published
Products (13)
cisco/firepower_management_center_virtual_appliance 6.2.3
cisco/firepower_management_center_virtual_appliance 6.4.0
cisco/firepower_management_center_virtual_appliance 6.6.1
cisco/firepower_management_center_virtual_appliance 6.7.0
cisco/firepower_management_center_virtual_appliance 7.0.0
cisco/firepower_management_center_virtual_appliance 7.1.0
cisco/firepower_threat_defense 6.4.0 - 6.4.0.13
cisco/sourcefire_defense_center 6.2.3
cisco/sourcefire_defense_center 6.4.0
cisco/sourcefire_defense_center 6.6.1
... and 3 more
Published Oct 27, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026