CVE-2021-1462

MEDIUM EPSS 6.0%
Published Nov 18, 20241y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
6.7 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Nov 18, 2024 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco SD-WAN vManage Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges on an affected system. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to have a valid Administrator account on an affected system. The vulnerability is due to incorrect privilege assignment. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging in to an affected system with an Administrator account and creating a malicious file, which the system would parse at a later time. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to obtain root privileges on the affected system.Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.

CVSS Details

Base Score
6.7
Exploitability
0.8
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required High
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
6.0% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation Validation

Affected Products 39

VendorProductVersionRange
ciscocatalyst_sd-wan_manager17.2.4any
ciscocatalyst_sd-wan_manager17.2.5any
ciscocatalyst_sd-wan_manager17.2.6any
ciscocatalyst_sd-wan_manager17.2.7any
ciscocatalyst_sd-wan_manager17.2.8any
ciscocatalyst_sd-wan_manager17.2.9any
ciscocatalyst_sd-wan_manager17.2.10any
ciscocatalyst_sd-wan_manager18.2.0any
ciscocatalyst_sd-wan_manager18.3.1any
ciscocatalyst_sd-wan_manager18.3.1.1any
ciscocatalyst_sd-wan_manager18.3.3any
ciscocatalyst_sd-wan_manager18.3.3.1any
ciscocatalyst_sd-wan_manager18.3.4any
ciscocatalyst_sd-wan_manager18.3.5any
ciscocatalyst_sd-wan_manager18.3.6any
ciscocatalyst_sd-wan_manager18.3.6.1any
ciscocatalyst_sd-wan_manager18.3.7any
ciscocatalyst_sd-wan_manager18.3.8any
ciscocatalyst_sd-wan_manager18.4.0any
ciscocatalyst_sd-wan_manager18.4.0.1any
ciscocatalyst_sd-wan_manager18.4.1any
ciscocatalyst_sd-wan_manager18.4.3any
ciscocatalyst_sd-wan_manager18.4.4any
ciscocatalyst_sd-wan_manager18.4.5any
ciscocatalyst_sd-wan_manager18.4.302any
ciscocatalyst_sd-wan_manager18.4.303any
ciscocatalyst_sd-wan_manager19.0.0any
ciscocatalyst_sd-wan_manager19.0.1aany
ciscocatalyst_sd-wan_manager19.1.0any
ciscocatalyst_sd-wan_manager19.2.0any
ciscocatalyst_sd-wan_manager19.2.1any
ciscocatalyst_sd-wan_manager19.2.2any
ciscocatalyst_sd-wan_manager19.2.097any
ciscocatalyst_sd-wan_manager19.2.098any
ciscocatalyst_sd-wan_manager19.2.099any
ciscocatalyst_sd-wan_manager19.3.0any
ciscocatalyst_sd-wan_manager20.1.1any
ciscocatalyst_sd-wan_manager20.1.1.1any
ciscocatalyst_sd-wan_manager20.1.12any

References 1

  • sec.cloudapps.cisco.com https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sdwan-privesc-vman-kth3c82B
    Vendor Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.