RCE in Cisco Firepower Extensible Operating System (Fxos)
CVE-2019-12699
Multiple vulnerabilities in the CLI of Cisco FXOS Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute commands on the underlying operating system (OS) with root privileges. These vulnerabilities are due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by including crafted arguments to specific CLI commands. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute commands on the underlying OS with root privileges.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
EPSS: 0.009 (57.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Cisco Firepower Extensible Operating System (Fxos) — versions unspecified
- Cisco Firepower_1000
- Cisco Firepower_2100
- Cisco Firepower_4100
- Cisco Firepower_9300
- Cisco Firepower_9300_firmware — versions r241, 2.4\(2.54\), 2.4(1.214)
- Cisco Firepower_extensible_operating_system
- Cisco Firepower_threat_defense
- Cisco Secure_firewall_threat_defense
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_CISCO, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-12699?
- CVE-2019-12699 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Firepower Extensible Operating System (Fxos), classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-10-02.
- How severe is CVE-2019-12699?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.