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CVE-2021-1281

CVE-2021-1281 PUBLISHED CVSS 5.099999904632568 MEDIUM

A vulnerability in CLI management in Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to access the underlying operating system as the root user. This vulnerability is due to the way the software handles concurrent CLI sessions. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the device as an administrative user and executing a sequence of commands. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to obtain access to the underlying operating system as the root user.

EPSS 0.04% · 12.9th percentile

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.1
5.099999904632568
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
EPSS Score
0.04%
12.9th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
CiscoCisco IOS XE Software*
ciscoios_xe16.9.2, 16.9.3, 16.9.4

Timeline

  • Mar 24, 2021 CVE Published
  • Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
  • Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
  • Aug 24, 2021 EPSS Score
  • Oct 26, 2021 EPSS Score
  • Dec 27, 2021 EPSS Score
  • Feb 28, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Apr 1, 2022 EPSS Score
  • May 1, 2022 EPSS Score
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  • Nov 6, 2022 EPSS Score
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