CVE-2021-40118
high-risk
Published 2021-10-27
A vulnerability in the web services interface of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to trigger a denial of service (DoS) condition. This vulnerability is due to improper input validation when parsing HTTPS requests. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malicious HTTPS request to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition.
Do I need to act?
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0.26% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
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CVSS 8.6/10
High
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (20)
Affected Vendors
References (2)
55
/ 100
high-risk
Severity
29/34 · Critical
Exploitability
1/34 · Minimal
Exposure
25/34 · High