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 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.
Published:Apr 29, 2021
Last Modified:Aug 11, 2026
EPS:Apr 29, 2021
EPSS Score:0.00259
CVSS Score:6.7
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Adaptive Security Appliance Software
Cisco
Adaptive Security Appliance Software
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Firepower 1010
Cisco
Firepower 1010
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Firepower 1120
Cisco
Firepower 1120
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Firepower 1140
Cisco
Firepower 1140
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Firepower 1150
Cisco
Firepower 1150
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Firepower 2110
Cisco
Firepower 2110
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Firepower 2120
Cisco
Firepower 2120
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Firepower 2130
Cisco
Firepower 2130
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Firepower 2140
Cisco
Firepower 2140
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
