vulnerability
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN: CVE-2021-1528: Cisco SD-WAN Software Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Jun 2, 2021 | Jun 25, 2024 | Aug 6, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jun 2, 2021
Added
Jun 25, 2024
Modified
Aug 6, 2025
Description
A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco SD-WAN Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain elevated privileges on an affected system. This vulnerability exists because the affected software does not properly restrict access to privileged processes. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by invoking a privileged process in the affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to perform actions with the privileges of the root user.
Solution
cisco-catalyst-sdwan-update-latest
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