A vulnerability in the support tunnel feature of Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an authenticated, local malicious user to access the shell of an affected device even though expert mode is disabled. The vulnerability is due to improper configuration of the support tunnel feature. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by enabling the support tunnel, setting a key, and deriving the tunnel password. A successful exploit could allow the malicious user to run any system command with root access on an affected device.
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Switchzilla issues a whopping 30+ patches in time for the long UK weekend
Cisco has emitted a fresh round of software updates to address nearly three dozen security holes in its products. The patches, released over May 6 and 7, include 12 issues considered high-severity bugs, and another 22 classified as moderate severity. One of the holes has two CVE numbers assigned to it, so that's a total of 35 CVE-listed security vulnerabilities. Despite the absence of a critical remote code or command execution bug, the patches include a number of serious programming blunders, p...
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