CVE-2021-1434
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CVE-2021-1434 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6/10 on the CVSS scale. 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. EPSS estimates a 0.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Ios Xe | 16.11.1 |
| Cisco | Ios Xe | 16.11.1a |
| Cisco | Ios Xe | 16.11.1b |
| Cisco | Ios Xe | 16.11.1c |
| Cisco | Ios Xe | 16.11.1s |
| Cisco | Ios Xe | 16.11.2 |
| Cisco | Ios Xe | 16.12.1 |
| Cisco | Ios Xe | 16.12.1a |
| Cisco | Ios Xe | 16.12.1c |
| Cisco | Ios Xe | 16.12.1s |
| Cisco | Ios Xe | 16.12.1t |
| Cisco | Ios Xe | 16.12.1w |
| Cisco | Ios Xe | 16.12.1x |
| Cisco | Ios Xe | 16.12.1y |
| Cisco | Ios Xe | 16.12.1z |
| Cisco | Ios Xe | 16.12.1za |
| Cisco | Ios Xe | 16.12.2 |
| Cisco | Ios Xe | 16.12.2a |
| Cisco | Ios Xe | 16.12.2s |
| Cisco | Ios Xe | 16.12.2t |
| Cisco | Ios Xe | 16.12.3 |
| Cisco | Ios Xe | 16.12.3a |
| Cisco | Ios Xe | 16.12.3s |
| Cisco | Ios Xe | 17.2.1 |
| Cisco | Ios Xe | 17.2.1a |
| Cisco | Ios Xe | 17.2.1r |
| Cisco | Ios Xe | 17.2.1v |
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