CVE-2021-1281 (GCVE-0-2021-1281)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-03-24 20:16 – Updated: 2024-11-08 23:31
VLAI
Title
Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Software Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Summary
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.
Severity
5.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-11-08 20:47 UTC
CWE
Assigner
cisco CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard C 66/100 over 434 records in the last 180 days details
References
URL Tags
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/C… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCO
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Cisco Cisco IOS XE Software Affected: n/a
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Date Public
2021-03-24 00:00
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