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CVE-2021-34787

A vulnerability in the identity-based firewall (IDFW) rule processing feature of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass security…

MEDIUM 5.3EPSS 1.04%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.04%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

A vulnerability in the identity-based firewall (IDFW) rule processing feature of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass security protections. This vulnerability is due to improper handling of network requests by affected devices configured to use object group search. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted network request to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass access control list (ACL) rules on the device, bypass security protections, and send network traffic to unauthorized hosts.

CVSS 3.1
5.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
EPSS
1.04% probability · 64th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-183, CWE-755
Affected
cisco/adaptive security appliance · cisco/secure firewall threat defense · cisco/adaptive security appliance software · cisco/asa 5512-x firmware · cisco/asa 5505 firmware · cisco/asa 5515-x firmware · cisco/asa 5525-x firmware · cisco/asa 5545-x firmware · cisco/asa 5555-x firmware · cisco/asa 5580 firmware · cisco/asa 5585-x firmware
Source
psirt@cisco.com
EPSS trend
0%3%5%26 October 2026: 1.04%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 1.0% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.