CVE-2021-1432

Description

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system as the root user. The attacker must be authenticated on the affected device as a low-privileged user to exploit this vulnerability. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by injecting arbitrary commands to a file as a lower-privileged user. The commands are then executed on the device by the root user. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands as the root user.

Risk Information

Base Score

7.3

MODERATE

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Score

Exploitation Probability

0.061

Associated Vulnerability

Vulnerability	OS Platform
Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Software Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability For Cisco IOS XE Software	NCM
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection) Vulnerability (CVE-2021-1432)	NCM

Patch Details

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Patch ID	Patch Description
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