Cisco Firepower Device Manager On-Box Software XML External Entity Vulnerability
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
A vulnerability in the REST API of Cisco Firepower Device Manager (FDM) On-Box Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to gain read and write access to information that is stored on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to the improper handling of XML External Entity (XXE) entries when parsing certain XML files. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious requests that contain references in XML entities to an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to retrieve files from the local system, resulting in the disclosure of sensitive information or causing a partial denial of service (DoS) condition on the affected device.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-1369
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9qgx-q669-3c22
References
More Cisco Firepower Device Manager vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-01216 Cisco Firepower Device Manager Software Filesystem Space Exhaustion Denial of Service Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2021-1369 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-1369 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9qgx-q669-3c22 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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