CVE-2021-34761

medium Cisco
CVSS v3 Base Score
4.4
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS Score
0.2%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 89% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Published: October 27, 2021 (1775 days ago)
Last Modified: August 11, 2026
Vendor: Cisco
Source: NVD

Description

A vulnerability in Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to overwrite or append arbitrary data to system files using root-level privileges. The attacker must have administrative credentials on the device. This vulnerability is due to incomplete validation of user input for a specific CLI command. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the device with administrative privileges and issuing a CLI command with crafted user parameters. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to overwrite or append arbitrary data to system files using root-level privileges.

CWE

CWE-73

Affected Products

cisco firepower management center virtual appliancecisco secure firewall threat defensecisco sourcefire defense center

References