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GHSA-6jcc-w84h-p298

GHSA-6jcc-w84h-p298 PUBLISHED CVSS 5.900000095367432 MEDIUM

Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published March 4, 2026

A vulnerability in the sftunnel functionality of Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Software and Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with administrative privileges to write arbitrary files as root on the underlying operating system. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of the directory path during file synchronization. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by crafting a directory path outside of the expected file location. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to create or replace any file on the underlying operating system.

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1
5.900000095367432
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Timeline

  • Mar 4, 2026 CVE Published
  • Apr 10, 2026 Security Advisory

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vulnetix vdb fixes GHSA-6jcc-w84h-p298

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