CVE-2021-1465

moderate-risk
Published 2024-11-18

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco SD-WAN vManage Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct a directory traversal attack and obtain read access to sensitive files on an affected system. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of HTTP requests. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request that contains directory traversal character sequences to an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to write arbitrary files on the affected system.

Do I need to act?

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0.89% 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
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 4.3/10 Medium
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Vendors

45
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 3/34 · Minimal
Exposure 24/34 · High