CVE-2021-34761
A vulnerability in Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to overwrite or append arbitrary data to system files using root-level privileges. The attacker must have administrative credentials on the device. This vulnerability is due to incomplete validation of user input for a specific CLI command. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the device with administrative privileges and issuing a CLI command with crafted user parameters. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to overwrite or append arbitrary data to system files using root-level privileges.
Published:Oct 27, 2021
Last Modified:Aug 11, 2026
EPS:Oct 27, 2021
EPSS Score:0.00207
CVSS Score:4.4
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Firepower Management Center Virtual Appliance
Cisco
Firepower Management Center Virtual Appliance
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Secure Firewall Threat Defense
Cisco
Secure Firewall Threat Defense
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Sourcefire Defense Center
Cisco
Sourcefire Defense Center
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
