Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Software Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (Cisco Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Software)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.27 % · percentile 19 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- cisco
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
A vulnerability in the Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Software CLI could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges and execute arbitrary code on the underlying operating system as the root user. An attacker must be authenticated on an affected device as a PRIV15 user. This vulnerability is due to insufficient file system protection and the presence of a sensitive file in the bootflash directory on an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by overwriting an installer file stored in the bootflash directory with arbitrary commands that can be executed with root-level privileges. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to read and write changes to the configuration database on the affected device.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-284 — Improper Access Control
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N | cisco |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N | NVD · psirt@cisco.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM 6.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2021-21374
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2021-34724
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe_sd-wan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≤ 17.3.1a
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Cisco · Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Software | affected n/a |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |