CVE-2021-1435
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CVE-2021-1435 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.2/10 on the CVSS scale. A vulnerability in the web UI of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to inject arbitrary commands that can be executed as the root user. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. EPSS estimates a 7.94% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A vulnerability in the web UI of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to inject arbitrary commands that can be executed as the root user. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted request to the web UI of an affected device with arbitrary commands injected into a portion of the request. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands as the root user.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Ios Xe | 16.9.1 |
| Cisco | Ios Xe | 16.9.1a |
| Cisco | Ios Xe | 16.9.1b |
| Cisco | Ios Xe | 16.9.1c |
| Cisco | Ios Xe | 16.9.1d |
| Cisco | Ios Xe | 16.9.1s |
| Cisco | Ios Xe | 16.9.2 |
| Cisco | Ios Xe | 16.9.2a |
| Cisco | Ios Xe | 16.9.2s |
| Cisco | Ios Xe | 16.9.3 |
| Cisco | Ios Xe | 16.9.3a |
| Cisco | Ios Xe | 16.9.3h |
| Cisco | Ios Xe | 16.9.3s |
| Cisco | Ios Xe | 16.9.4 |
| Cisco | Ios Xe | 16.9.4c |
| Cisco | Ios Xe | 16.9.5 |
| Cisco | Ios Xe | 16.9.5f |
| Cisco | Ios Xe | 16.9.6 |
| Cisco | Ios Xe | 16.10.1 |
| Cisco | Ios Xe | 16.10.1a |
| Cisco | Ios Xe | 16.10.1b |
| Cisco | Ios Xe | 16.10.1c |
| Cisco | Ios Xe | 16.10.1d |
| Cisco | Ios Xe | 16.10.1e |
| Cisco | Ios Xe | 16.10.1f |
| Cisco | Ios Xe | 16.10.1g |
| Cisco | Ios Xe | 16.10.1s |
| Cisco | Ios Xe | 16.10.2 |
| Cisco | Ios Xe | 16.10.3 |
| 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 | 17.2.1v |
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