CVE-2019-12691: Cisco Firepower Management Center Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.9 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 5.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2019-10-02 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Firepower Management Center (FMC) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to perform a directory traversal attack on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation by the web-based management interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to the web-based management interface. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass Cisco FMC Software security restrictions and gain access to the underlying filesystem of the affected device.

Affected products

Cisco Firepower Management Center: before 6.2.3 — fixed in 6.2.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Cisco Firepower Management Center 6.2.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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