CVE-2019-12701

Cisco Firepower Management Center Software File and Malware Policy Bypass Vulnerability

MEDIUM
5.8
CVSS Score
Published: October 2, 2019 at 07:06 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:15 AM UTC
3 products affected across 1 vendorSecure Firewall Management CenterVdb Fingerprint DatabaseFirepower Management Center

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Severity
MEDIUM5.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A vulnerability in the file and malware inspection feature of Cisco Firepower Management Center (FMC) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass the file and malware inspection policies on an affected system. The vulnerability exists because the affected software insufficiently validates incoming traffic. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request through an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass the file and malware inspection policies and send malicious traffic through the affected device.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 327
Affected range stops below 327, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20

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