RCE in Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (Ftd) Software
CVE-2019-1699
A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to perform a command injection attack. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by injecting commands into arguments for a specific command. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute commands with root privileges.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (50.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 50th percentile — 50.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (Ftd) Software — versions unspecified, unspecified
- Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190501… (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-1699?
- CVE-2019-1699 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (Ftd) Software, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2019-05-03.
- How severe is CVE-2019-1699?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-1699 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.