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Cisco XE: CVE-2021-1529: Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Software Command Injection Vulnerability

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Cisco XE: CVE-2021-1529: Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Software Command Injection Vulnerability

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
10/21/2021
Created
08/29/2022
Added
08/19/2022
Modified
11/13/2023

Description

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation by the system CLI. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to an affected device and submitting crafted input to the system CLI. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute commands on the underlying operating system with root privileges.

Solution(s)

  • cisco-xe-upgrade-latest

References

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