CVE-2019-12675
Multiple vulnerabilities in the multi-instance feature of Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to escape the container for their FTD instance and execute commands with root privileges in the host namespace. These vulnerabilities are due to insufficient protections on the underlying filesystem. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by modifying critical files on the underlying filesystem. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute commands with root privileges within the host namespace. This could allow the attacker to impact other running FTD instances.
Published:Oct 2, 2019
Last Modified:Aug 11, 2026
EPS:Oct 2, 2019
EPSS Score:0.00399
CVSS Score:8.8
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Firepower 4110
Cisco
Firepower 4110
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Firepower 4110 Firmware
Cisco
Firepower 4110 Firmware
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Firepower 4115
Cisco
Firepower 4115
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Firepower 4115 Firmware
Cisco
Firepower 4115 Firmware
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Firepower 4120
Cisco
Firepower 4120
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Firepower 4120 Firmware
Cisco
Firepower 4120 Firmware
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Firepower 4125
Cisco
Firepower 4125
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Firepower 4125 Firmware
Cisco
Firepower 4125 Firmware
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Firepower 4140
Cisco
Firepower 4140
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Firepower 4140 Firmware
Cisco
Firepower 4140 Firmware
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Firepower 4145
Cisco
Firepower 4145
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Firepower 4145 Firmware
Cisco
Firepower 4145 Firmware
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Firepower 4150
Cisco
Firepower 4150
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Firepower 4150 Firmware
Cisco
Firepower 4150 Firmware
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Firepower 9300
Cisco
Firepower 9300
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Firepower 9300 Firmware
Cisco
Firepower 9300 Firmware
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Secure Firewall Threat Defense
Cisco
Secure Firewall Threat Defense
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
