CVE-2021-1488: A vulnerability in the upgrade process of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to inject commands that could be e
What it means
NIST National Vulnerability Database ha pubblicato CVE-2021-1488. La rilevanza va confermata rispetto alle tecnologie effettivamente in uso.
Why it matters
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Recommended actions
- Confermare l'applicabilita consultando la fonte ufficiale e l'inventario asset.
- Pianificare mitigazione o aggiornamento secondo criticita e rischio di interruzione.
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Text acquired from the source
A vulnerability in the upgrade process of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to inject commands that could be executed with root privileges on the underlying operating system (OS). This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by uploading a crafted upgrade package file to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to inject commands that could be executed with root privileges on the underlying OS.
- Source
- NIST National Vulnerability Database
- Publishing entity
- NIST National Vulnerability Database
- Entity type
- National authority
- Area
- North America · US
- Original language
- en · translation in preparation
- Publication
- 29/04/2021 20:15
- CVE
- CVE-2021-1488
- Classification
- Medium
- Stated country
- US
Affected products and versions
The collector will check NVD and the available official vendor advisories.