Cisco FXOS Software and Firepower Threat Defense Software Command Injection Vulnerabilities
Priority LOW 38CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities in the CLI of Cisco FXOS Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute commands on the underlying operating system (OS) with root privileges. These vulnerabilities are due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by including crafted arguments to specific CLI commands. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute commands on the underlying OS with root privileges.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00905 60th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco Firepower Extensible Operating System (FXOS) | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Cisco Firepower Extensible Operating System (FXOS) VendorCisco Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 11
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:firepower_9300_firmware:2.4\(1.214\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.4(1.214) | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:firepower_9300_firmware:2.4\(1.216\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.4(1.216) | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:firepower_9300_firmware:2.4\(2.54\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.4(2.54) | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:firepower_9300_firmware:r241:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | r241 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:firepower_9300:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_threat_defense:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 6.1.0; 6.2.0 to before 6.2.3.14; 6.3.0 to before 6.3.0.3 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:firepower_1000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:firepower_2100:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:firepower_extensible_operating_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0 to before 2.2.2.101; 2.3 to before 2.3.1.155; 2.4 to before 2.4.1.238 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:firepower_4100:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Cisco |
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:firepower_9300_firmware:2.4\(1.214\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4(1.214) Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:firepower_9300_firmware:2.4\(1.216\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4(1.216) Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:firepower_9300_firmware:2.4\(2.54\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4(2.54) Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:firepower_9300_firmware:r241:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r241 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:firepower_9300:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_threat_defense:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 6.1.0; 6.2.0 to before 6.2.3.14; 6.3.0 to before 6.3.0.3 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:firepower_1000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:firepower_2100:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:firepower_extensible_operating_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 to before 2.2.2.101; 2.3 to before 2.3.1.155; 2.4 to before 2.4.1.238 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:firepower_4100:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Cisco
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-12699
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mh2j-9c96-v8jf
References
More Cisco Firepower 9300 Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-09471 Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software Multi-instance Container Escape Vulnerabilities CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2019-09470 Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software Multi-instance Container Escape Vulnerabilities CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
- TI-2023-06906 Infinite loop in Cisco Unified Computing System CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.7
- TI-2019-09495 Cisco FTD, FMC, and FXOS Software Pluggable Authentication Module Denial of Service Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2019-12699 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-12699 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mh2j-9c96-v8jf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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