CVE-2021-1448 Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software Command Injection Vulnerability
Authenticated local attackers can execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on Cisco FTD devices running in multi-instance mode.
- 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-2021-1448?
CVE-2021-1448 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense, published on 29 Apr 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-1448?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense.
How do I fix CVE-2021-1448?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-1448 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-2021-1448 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-1448 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2024-20351 Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software Snort Firewall Denial of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2023-20083 Denial of service in Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9448-xggx-x86q.