First published: Wed Apr 28 2021(Updated: )
A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on the underlying operating system of an affected device that is running in multi-instance mode. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied command arguments. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting crafted input to the affected command. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute commands on the underlying operating system with root privileges. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability. This advisory is available at the following link:https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ftd-cmdinj-vWY5wqZT This advisory is part of the April 2021 Cisco ASA, FMC, and FTD Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication. For a complete list of the advisories and links to them, see Cisco Event Response: April 2021 Cisco ASA, FMC, and FTD Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication.
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Cisco FTD Software | =6.4.0<6.4.0.10 | 6.4.0.10 |
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A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software that allows an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges.
The severity of Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software Command Injection Vulnerability is high with a CVSS score of 7.8.
The vulnerability affects users by enabling an authenticated, local attacker to run arbitrary commands with root privileges on the underlying operating system.
Version 6.4.0 up to 6.4.0.10 of Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software is affected.
To fix the vulnerability, users should upgrade to version 6.4.0.10 of Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software.