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CVE-2021-1573

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

  • Published2022-01-11
  • Fixed in9.16.1.28 · 9.15.1.17 · 9.14.3 · 9.12.4.26 · 9.8.4.40
  • WeaknessCWE-121 · CWE-787

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Description

A vulnerability in the web services interface of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to trigger a denial of service (DoS) condition. This vulnerability is due to improper input validation when parsing HTTPS requests. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malicious HTTPS request to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2022-01-1119:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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Versions per branch

NVD
Cisco ASA
BranchAffectedFixed in
9.16≥ 9.16, < 9.16.1.289.16.1.28
9.15≥ 9.15, < 9.15.1.179.15.1.17
9.x≥ 9.13, < 9.14.39.14.3
9.x≥ 9.9, < 9.12.4.269.12.4.26
9.8≥ 9.8, < 9.8.4.409.8.4.40
Cisco secure firewall threat defense
BranchAffectedFixed in
6.7≥ 6.7.0, < 6.7.0.36.7.0.3
6.x≥ 6.5.0, < 6.6.56.6.5
6.x≥ 6.2.3, < 6.4.0.136.4.0.13
6.2≤ 6.2.2no fix published
7.0= 7.0.0no fix published
Cisco adaptive security appliance
BranchAffectedFixed in
9.7≤ 9.7no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. Update Cisco ASA to 9.16.1.28 · 9.15.1.17 · 9.14.3 · 9.12.4.26 · 9.8.4.40

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionnone2024-11-06
  • OpenCVESSVC decisionnone—
  • CNACVSS 3.18.6read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 3.17.5read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.07.1read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-121, CWE-787read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-787read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score1.3 %2026-10-22

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
2022-01-11
Last Modified
2026-08-11
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-1573?

A vulnerability in the web services interface of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to trigger a denial of service (DoS) condition. This vulnerability is due to improper input validation when parsing HTTPS requests. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malicious HTTPS request to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition.

Is CVE-2021-1573 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2021-1573 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.3% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2021-1573?

CVE-2021-1573 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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