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Fencer Vulns
medium 4.7

CVE-2021-34790 json

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software and Firepower Threat Defense Software Application Level Gateway Bypass Vulnerabilities

published 2021-10-27 5 y ago modified 2026-08-11 2 mo ago also EUVD-2021-21440

cvss
4.7
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.1%
EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 66%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities in the Application Level Gateway (ALG) for the Network Address Translation (NAT) feature of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass the ALG and open unauthorized connections with a host located behind the ALG. For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory. Note: These vulnerabilities have been publicly discussed as NAT Slipstreaming.

Patch / fix

  • cisco adaptive_security_appliance 9.8.4.40
  • cisco secure_firewall_threat_defense 6.4.0.12, 6.6.5, 6.7.0.2
  • cisco adaptive_security_appliance_software 9.12.4.29, 9.14.2.15, 9.15.1.15

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction

1.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 66% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 4.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
NVD 3.1 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products

  • Cisco Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-358 Improperly Implemented Security Check for Standard
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

Sources

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