CVE-2019-12699 Cisco FXOS Software and Firepower Threat Defense Software Command Injection Vulnerabilities
Authenticated local attackers can execute arbitrary OS commands with root privileges via crafted CLI arguments in Cisco FXOS and FTD software.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-12699?
CVE-2019-12699 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Cisco Firepower Extensible Operating System, published on 2 Oct 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Multiple vulnerabilities in the CLI of Cisco FXOS Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute commands on the underlying operating system (OS) with root privileges. These vulnerabilities are due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by including crafted arguments to specific CLI commands. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute commands on the underlying OS with root privileges.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-12699?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Cisco Firepower 9300 Firmware, Cisco Firepower Extensible Operating System, Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense.
How do I fix CVE-2019-12699?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-12699 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2019-12699 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-12699 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Firepower Extensible Operating System
All Cisco Firepower Extensible Operating System vulnerabilities
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mh2j-9c96-v8jf.