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CVE-2021-34762

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-34762 is a directory traversal vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Firepower Management Center (FMC) Software, affecting Cisco Firepower Management Center Virtual Appliance, Firepower Threat Defense, and Sourcefire Defense Center. An authenticated, remote attacker can exploit insufficient input validation to read or write arbitrary files on the device. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 8.1 (HIGH), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring valid user credentials, and leading to high confidentiality and integrity impacts. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
6.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_management_center_virtual_appliance:6.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_management_center_virtual_appliance:6.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_management_center_virtual_appliance:6.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_management_center_virtual_appliance:6.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_management_center_virtual_appliance:6.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.1HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.2
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.91%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
77.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0191 is in the 76th percentile among its peer group of 17,844 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

ciscovendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

tools.cisco.com / security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-fmc-dir-traversal-95UyW5tk
Vendor Advisory