CVE-2021-1477
mediumpriority · track · 17EPSS 0.007 · 52 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A vulnerability in an access control mechanism of Cisco Firepower Management Center (FMC) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to access services beyond the scope of their authorization. This vulnerability is due to insufficient enforcement of access control in the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by directly accessing the internal services of an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to overwrite policies and impact the configuration and operation of the affected device.
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) 6.2.3.12 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) 6.2.3.15 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) 6.2.3.4 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) 6.2.3.5 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) 6.2.3.8 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) 6.2.3.9 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) 6.4.0.11 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) 6.4.0.2 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) 6.4.0.8 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) 6.4.0.9 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) 6.6.0 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) 6.6.0.1 when installed on Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Appliancescisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com - FixedCisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) 6.6.1 when installed on Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Appliancescisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
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affected products (32)
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advisories (1)
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- cisco-sa-fmc-iac-pZDMQ4wCCisco Firepower Management Center Software Policy Vulnerability2021-04-28csaf · cisco_csafUS
A vulnerability in an access control mechanism of Cisco Firepower Management Center (FMC) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to access services beyond the scope of their authorization. This vulnerability is due to insufficient enforcement of access control in the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by directly accessing the internal services of an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to overwrite policies and impact the configuration and operation of the affected device. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are workarounds that address this vulnerability.
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references (6)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-1477cnnvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-fmc-iac-pZDMQ4wCcnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2021.1471cnnvd
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2021042902cnnvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-fmc-iac-pZDMQ4wCenisa_euvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-fmc-iac-pZDMQ4wCVendor Advisorynvd
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