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)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (59.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 59th percentile — 59.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: +0.000
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
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20191002… (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.