CVE-2019-12694 MEDIUM

CVE-2019-12694: Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software Command Injection Vulnerability

Vendor Cisco
Product Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software
Weakness CWE-20 · Input validation
Published October 2, 2019
Last update November 20, 2024

CVSS base score

6.7/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A vulnerability in the command line interface (CLI) of Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker with administrative privileges to execute commands on the underlying operating system with root privileges. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by executing a specific CLI command that includes crafted arguments. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute commands on the underlying OS with root privileges.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 2, 2019 CVE published
November 20, 2024 Record updated