CVE-2021-1585
A vulnerability in the Cisco Adaptive Security Device Manager (ASDM) Launcher could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a user's operating system. This vulnerability is due to a lack of proper signature verification for specific code exchanged between the ASDM and the Launcher. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by leveraging a man-in-the-middle position on the network to intercept the traffic between the Launcher and the ASDM and then inject arbitrary code. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the user's operating system with the level of privileges assigned to the ASDM Launcher. A successful exploit may require the attacker to perform a social engineering attack to persuade the user to initiate communication from the Launcher to the ASDM.
EPSS 19.96% · 97.2th percentile
Risk Scores
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| cisco | adaptive_security_device_manager | 0 |
| Cisco | Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software | n/a |
Timeline
- Apr 13, 2021 CVE Published
- Jul 9, 2021 EPSS Score
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Apr 7, 2022 EPSS Score
- Aug 17, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 22, 2024 EPSS Score
- Jun 12, 2024 EPSS Score
- Sep 17, 2024 CVE Updated
- Nov 10, 2024 EPSS Score
- Mar 17, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 20, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 22, 2025 EPSS Score
References
- https://github.com/jbaines-r7/staystaystay url
- https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2022/08/11/rapid7-discovered-vulnerabilities-in-cisco-asa-asdm-and-firepower-services-software/ url
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-1585 advisory
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-asdm-rce-gqjShXW url
- https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2022/08/11/rapid7-discovered-vulnerabilities-in-cisco-asa-asdm-and-firepower-services-software url