CVE-2021-1256

medium Cisco
CVSS v3 Base Score
6.0
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
0.5%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 60% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Published: April 29, 2021 (1956 days ago)
Last Modified: August 11, 2026
Vendor: Cisco
Source: NVD

Description

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to overwrite files on the file system of an affected device by using directory traversal techniques. A successful exploit could cause system instability if important system files are overwritten. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user input for the file path in a specific CLI command. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging in to a targeted device and issuing a specific CLI command with crafted user input. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on the file system of the affected device. The attacker would need valid user credentials on the device.

CWE

CWE-552

Affected Products

cisco secure firewall threat defense

References