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    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
    Cisco
    Product
    Adaptive Security Appliance Software
    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Firepower 1010
    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Firepower 1120
    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Firepower 1140
    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Firepower 1150
    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Firepower 2110
    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Firepower 2120
    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Firepower 2130
    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Firepower 2140
    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Secure Firewall Threat Defense

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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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