CVE-2021-1369

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

MEDIUM
5.4
CVSS Score
Published: April 29, 2021 at 05:30 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:31 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorFirepower Device ManagerFirepower Threat Defense

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Severity
MEDIUM5.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1.0%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

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.

Affected

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

v < 6.5.0.56.6.0 ≤ v < 6.6.3
Affected range stops below 6.5.0.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 6.6.3, 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 exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

5.4MEDIUMcisco
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
NONE
Availability
LOW
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-611

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