Description
A vulnerability in Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software for Cisco Firepower 1000, 2100, 3100, and 4200 Series could allow an unauthenticated, local attacker to access an affected system using static credentials. This vulnerability is due to the presence of static accounts with hard-coded passwords on an affected system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging in to the CLI of an affected device with these credentials. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access the affected system and retrieve sensitive information, perform limited troubleshooting actions, modify some configuration options, or render the device unable to boot to the operating system, requiring a reimage of the device.
Affected products
cisco: secure firewall threat defense; cisco: firepower 1000; cisco: firepower 1010; cisco: firepower 1020; cisco: firepower 1030; cisco: firepower 1040; cisco: firepower 1120; cisco: firepower 1140; cisco: firepower 1150; cisco: firepower 2100; cisco: firepower 2110; cisco: firepower 2120; cisco: firepower 2130; cisco: firepower 2140; cisco: firepower 3105
References1
- sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAd… Vendor Advisory
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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8.4
HIGH
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 12 · as of 6 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-259CWE-798
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