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TI-2021-01096 Aliases CVE-2021-1369GHSA-9qgx-q669-3c22

Cisco Firepower Device Manager On-Box Software XML External Entity Vulnerability

Priority LOW 26CWE-611Published · Updated

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

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0098 62nd 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
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
CiscoCisco Firepower Threat Defense Softwareall versions—No fix listedCNA
  • Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software VendorCisco Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_device_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 6.5.0.5; 6.6.0 to before 6.6.3VulnerableCisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_device_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 6.5.0.5; 6.6.0 to before 6.6.3 Vulnerable ·Cisco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-1369
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9qgx-q669-3c22

References

  • TI-2021-01216 Cisco Firepower Device Manager Software Filesystem Space Exhaustion Denial of Service Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5

Sources