CVE-2021-1391
Description
A vulnerability in the dragonite debugger of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to escalate from privilege level 15 to root privilege. The vulnerability is due to the presence of development testing and verification scripts that remained on the device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by bypassing the consent token mechanism with the residual scripts on the affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to escalate from privilege level 15 to root privilege.
Risk Information
Base Score
6.7
MODERATE
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
0.041
Associated Vulnerability
| Vulnerability | OS Platform |
|---|---|
| Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software Privilege Escalation Vulnerability For Cisco IOS | NCM |
| Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software Privilege Escalation Vulnerability For Cisco IOS XE Software | NCM |
| CVE-2021-1391 | NCM |
Patch Details
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| Patch ID | Patch Description |
|---|---|
| PATCH-1706090 | Security Update for Cisco IOS Amsterdam-17.2.1r |
| PATCH-1706107 | Security Update for Cisco IOS XE Software 5.2(1)SV5(1.3a) |
References
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234