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Cisco XE: CVE-2021-1434: Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Software Arbitrary File Corruption Vulnerability

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Cisco XE: CVE-2021-1434: Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Software Arbitrary File Corruption Vulnerability

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C)
Published
03/25/2021
Created
03/25/2021
Added
03/25/2021
Modified
02/23/2024

Description

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to overwrite arbitrary files in the underlying file system. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of the parameters of a specific CLI command. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by issuing that command with specific parameters. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to overwrite the content of any arbitrary file that resides on the underlying host file system.

Solution(s)

  • cisco-xe-upgrade-latest

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