What is CVE-2019-12688?

CVE-2019-12688 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Firepower Management Center, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-10-02.

How severe is CVE-2019-12688?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Cisco Firepower Management Center

CVE-2019-12688

A vulnerability in the web UI of the Cisco Firepower Management Center (FMC) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An a…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.011 (78.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Cisco Firepower Management Center — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

20191002 Cisco Firepower Management Center Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CISCO)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-12688?: CVE-2019-12688 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Firepower Management Center, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-10-02.
How severe is CVE-2019-12688?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.