CVE-2021-1612

Description

A vulnerability in the Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Software CLI could allow an authenticated, local attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on the local system. This vulnerability is due to improper access controls on files within the local file system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by placing a symbolic link in a specific location on the local file system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on an affected device.

Risk Information

Base Score
7.1
MODERATE
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
0.048

Associated Vulnerability

VulnerabilityOS Platform
Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Software Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability For Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN SoftwareNCM
Improper Link Resolution Before File Access (Link Following) Vulnerability (CVE-2021-1612)NCM

Patch Details

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Patch IDPatch Description
PATCH-1706092Security Update for Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Software sdwan-20.6(999.751)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234