CVE-2021-1281
moderate-risk
Published 2021-03-24
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.
Do I need to act?
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0.04% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
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5
CVSS 5.1/10
Medium
LOCAL
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (20)
Affected Vendors
References (2)
44
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
17/34 · Moderate
Exploitability
0/34 · Minimal
Exposure
27/34 · High