Attacker Value
Unknown
(0 users assessed)
Exploitability
Unknown
(0 users assessed)
User Interaction
None
Privileges Required
High
Attack Vector
Local
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CVE-2021-1281

Disclosure Date: March 24, 2021 •
CVE-2021-1281 CVSS v3 Base Score: 6.7
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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.

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CVSS V3 Severity and Metrics
Base Score:
6.7 Medium
Impact Score:
5.9
Exploitability Score:
0.8
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector (AV):
Local
Attack Complexity (AC):
Low
Privileges Required (PR):
High
User Interaction (UI):
None
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
High
Integrity (I):
High
Availability (A):
High

General Information

Offensive Application
Unknown
Utility Class
Unknown
Ports
Unknown
OS
Unknown
Vulnerable Versions
Cisco IOS XE Software n/a
Prerequisites
Unknown
Discovered By
Unknown
PoC Author
Unknown
Metasploit Module
Unknown
Reporter
Unknown

Vendors

  • cisco

Products

  • ios xe 16.10.1,
  • ios xe 16.10.1a,
  • ios xe 16.10.1b,
  • ios xe 16.10.1c,
  • ios xe 16.10.1d,
  • ios xe 16.10.1e,
  • ios xe 16.10.1f,
  • ios xe 16.10.1g,
  • ios xe 16.10.1s,
  • ios xe 16.10.2,
  • ios xe 16.10.3,
  • ios xe 16.11.1,
  • ios xe 16.11.1a,
  • ios xe 16.11.1b,
  • ios xe 16.11.1c,
  • ios xe 16.11.1s,
  • ios xe 16.11.2,
  • ios xe 16.12.1,
  • ios xe 16.12.1a,
  • ios xe 16.12.1c,
  • ios xe 16.12.1s,
  • ios xe 16.12.1t,
  • ios xe 16.12.1w,
  • ios xe 16.12.1x,
  • ios xe 16.12.1y,
  • ios xe 16.12.1z,
  • ios xe 16.12.1za,
  • ios xe 16.12.2,
  • ios xe 16.12.2a,
  • ios xe 16.12.2s,
  • ios xe 16.12.2t,
  • ios xe 16.12.3,
  • ios xe 16.12.3a,
  • ios xe 16.12.3s,
  • ios xe 16.12.4,
  • ios xe 16.12.4a,
  • ios xe 16.9.1,
  • ios xe 16.9.2,
  • ios xe 16.9.3,
  • ios xe 16.9.4,
  • ios xe 17.1.1,
  • ios xe 17.1.1a,
  • ios xe 17.1.1s,
  • ios xe 17.1.1t,
  • ios xe 17.1.2,
  • ios xe 17.1.3,
  • ios xe 17.2.1,
  • ios xe 17.2.1a,
  • ios xe 17.2.1r,
  • ios xe 17.2.1v,
  • ios xe 17.2.2,
  • ios xe 17.3.1,
  • ios xe 17.3.1a,
  • ios xe 17.3.1w,
  • ios xe 17.3.2,
  • ios xe 17.3.2a,
  • ios xe 17.4.1,
  • ios xe 17.4.1a,
  • ios xe 17.4.1b

Additional Info

Authenticated
Unknown
Exploitable
Unknown
Reliability
Unknown
Stability
Unknown
Available Mitigations
Unknown
Shelf Life
Unknown
Userbase/Installbase
Unknown
Patch Effectiveness
Unknown
Technical Analysis