What is CVE-2021-1126?

CVE-2021-1126 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Firepower Management Center, classified under Plaintext Storage of a Password. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-01-13.

How severe is CVE-2021-1126?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Cisco Firepower Management Center

CVE-2021-1126

A vulnerability in the storage of proxy server credentials of Cisco Firepower Management Center (FMC) could allow an authenticated, local attacker to view credentials for a configured proxy server. The vulnerability is due to clear-text storage and weak permissions of related configuration files. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by accessing the CLI of the affected software and viewing the contents of the affected files. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to view the credentials that are used to access the proxy server.

EPSS: 0.003 (17.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Cisco Firepower Management Center — versions n/a
Cisco Secure_firewall_management_center

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_CISCO, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-1126?: CVE-2021-1126 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Firepower Management Center, classified under Plaintext Storage of a Password. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-01-13.
How severe is CVE-2021-1126?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.