CVE-2019-12694: Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software Command Injection Vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.7 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2019-10-02 · updated 2026-08-11
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

A vulnerability in the command line interface (CLI) of Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker with administrative privileges to execute commands on the underlying operating system with root privileges. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by executing a specific CLI command that includes crafted arguments. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute commands on the underlying OS with root privileges.

Affected products

Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software: before 6.3.0.5; from 6.4.0 before 6.4.0.4 — fixed in 6.3.0.5, 6.4.0.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 6.3.0.5, 6.4.0.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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