Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software for Firepower 1000, 2100, 3100, and 4200 Series Static Credential Vulnerability [CVE-2024-20412]

CVE number = CVE-2024-20412

A vulnerability in Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software for Cisco Firepower 1000, 2100, 3100, and 4200 Series could allow an unauthenticated, local attacker to access an affected system using static credentials.

This vulnerability is due to the presence of static accounts with hard-coded passwords on an affected system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging in to the CLI of an affected device with these credentials. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access the affected system and retrieve sensitive information, perform limited troubleshooting actions, modify some configuration options, or render the device unable to boot to the operating system, requiring a reimage of the device.

Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are workarounds that address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable Products

This vulnerability may affect the following Cisco products if they are running Cisco FTD Software Release 7.1 through 7.4 with a vulnerability database (VDB) release of 387 or earlier:

• Firepower 1000 Series
• Firepower 2100 Series
• Firepower 3100 Series
• Firepower 4200 Series

Note: Devices that were upgraded from a Cisco FTD Software release earlier than Release 7.1 to Release 7.1 or later are not affected.

This advisory is available at the following link:
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ftd-statcred-dFC8tXT5