A vulnerability in Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to overwrite or append arbitrary data to system files using root-level privileges. The attacker must have administrative credentials on the device. This vulnerability is due to incomplete validation of user input for a specific CLI command. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the device with administrative privileges and issuing a CLI command with crafted user parameters. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to overwrite or append arbitrary data to system files using root-level privileges.
The product allows user input to control or influence paths or file names that are used in filesystem operations.
The product exposes a resource to the wrong control sphere, providing unintended actors with inappropriate access to the resource.
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| https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ftd-file-write-SHVcmQVc | vendor advisory |