CVE-2021-1281

 

Published at: - 24-03-2021 10:15

Last modified: - 05-08-2022 07:44

Total changes: - 3

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.

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

 

Verification logic

 

Reference

• 20210324 Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Software Privilege Escalation Vulnerability-Vendor Advisory

 

Keywords

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CVE-2021-1281

 

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