Vulnerability in Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software
CVE-2021-1494
Multiple Cisco products are affected by a vulnerability in the Snort detection engine that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass a configured file policy for HTTP. The vulnerability is due to incorrect handling of spe…
EPSS: 0.002 (45.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software — versions N/A
- Cisco Utd Snort Ips Engine Software — versions 16.12.1a, 16.12.2, 16.12.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-1494?
- CVE-2021-1494 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software, classified under Protection Mechanism Failure. CVSS score: 5.8/10. Published 2024-11-15.
- How severe is CVE-2021-1494?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.8 out of 10.