CVE-2021-1224

medium Cisco
CVSS v3 Base Score
5.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
EPSS Score
2.0%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 21% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Published: January 13, 2021 (2061 days ago)
Last Modified: August 11, 2026
Vendor: Cisco
Source: NVD

Description

Multiple Cisco products are affected by a vulnerability with TCP Fast Open (TFO) when used in conjunction with the Snort detection engine that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass a configured file policy for HTTP. The vulnerability is due to incorrect detection of the HTTP payload if it is contained at least partially within the TFO connection handshake. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted TFO packets with an HTTP payload through an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass configured file policy for HTTP packets and deliver a malicious payload.

CWE

CWE-693

Affected Products

cisco secure firewall management centercisco secure firewall threat defensecisco ios xesnort snortcisco meraki mx64 firmwarecisco meraki mx64w firmwarecisco meraki mx67 firmwarecisco meraki mx67c firmwarecisco meraki mx67w firmwarecisco meraki mx68 firmware

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