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CVE-2021-1281

Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Software Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Published: Mar 24, 2021Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-399
NVD MITRE
5.1CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 81.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
0 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

A vulnerability in CLI management in Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to access the underlying operating system as the root user. This vulnerability is due to the way the software handles concurrent CLI sessions. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the device as an administrative user and executing a sequence of commands. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to obtain access to the underlying operating system as the root user.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:HUI:NS:UC:LI:HA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:HIntegrity
High
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-399NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

Cisco IOS XE SoftwareCiscoNetworking Infrastructure
ios xecisco
On-premFirmware
Networking Infrastructure / router-switch
Cisco IOS XE SD-WANCisco Systems Inc.Networking Infrastructure
ciscocommercialUSNetworking Infrastructureaka cisco systems, cisco systems inc.
cisco systems inc.commercialUSNetworking Infrastructureaka cisco systems, cisco

Exploitability

0 exploit sources identified

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Official Patch Available

References

https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sdwan-clipriv-9TO2QGVp
tools.cisco.com

Timeline

Published
Mar 24, 2021
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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