CVE-2021-1267

mediumpriority · track · 17EPSS 0.010 · 63 %ileEURUUS

grimoire priorityP3 · Track

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

1.02% (63rd) EPSS

CVSS 4 · medium

Is it mine?

23 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

4 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cisco_csaf

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

A vulnerability in the dashboard widget of Cisco Firepower Management Center (FMC) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper restrictions on XML entities. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by crafting an XML-based widget on an affected server. A successful exploit could cause increased memory and CPU utilization, which could result in a DoS condition.

remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

FixedCisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 6.2.3 when installed on Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Appliancescisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
FixedCisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 6.2.3.1 when installed on Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Appliancescisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
FixedCisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 6.2.3.10 when installed on Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Appliancescisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
FixedCisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 6.2.3.11 when installed on Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Appliancescisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
FixedCisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 6.2.3.13 when installed on Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Appliancescisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
FixedCisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 6.2.3.14 when installed on Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Appliancescisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
FixedCisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 6.2.3.16 when installed on Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Appliancescisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
FixedCisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 6.2.3.2 when installed on Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Appliancescisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
FixedCisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 6.2.3.3 when installed on Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Appliancescisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
FixedCisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 6.2.3.6 when installed on Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Appliancescisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
FixedCisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 6.2.3.7 when installed on Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Appliancescisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
FixedCisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 6.2.3.9 when installed on Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Appliancescisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
FixedCisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 6.4.0 when installed on Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Appliancescisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
FixedCisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 6.4.0.1 when installed on Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Appliancescisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
FixedCisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 6.4.0.10 when installed on Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Appliancescisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
FixedCisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 6.4.0.2 when installed on Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Appliancescisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
FixedCisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 6.4.0.4 when installed on Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Appliancescisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
FixedCisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 6.4.0.7 when installed on Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Appliancescisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
FixedCisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 6.4.0.8 when installed on Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Appliancescisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
FixedCisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 6.6.0.1 when installed on Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Appliancescisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

4.3

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v2.04mediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:Pprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 8 · impact 2.9

v3.14.3mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Lprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 2.8 · impact 1.4

v3.04.3mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Lsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.04.3mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Lsecondary · psirt@cisco.com USexploitability 2.8 · impact 1.4

v3.04.3mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Lsecondary · Cisco PSIRT US

v3.14.3mediumAV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Lsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.14mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Trackcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-776USprimaryCWE-776US

affected products (23)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

showing 20 of 23

advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

cisco-sa-fmc-xee-DFzARDcsCisco Firepower Management Center XML Entity Expansion Vulnerability2021-01-13csaf · cisco_csafUS
A vulnerability in the dashboard widget of Cisco Firepower Management Center (FMC) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper restrictions on XML entities. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by crafting an XML-based widget on an affected server. A successful exploit could cause increased memory and CPU utilization, which could result in a DoS condition. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.

also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu cisco_csaf NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2021-01-13modified 2026-06-17

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references (5)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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