CVE-2021-1461
A vulnerability in the Image Signature Verification feature of Cisco SD-WAN Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with Administrator-level credentials to install a malicious software patch on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper verification of digital signatures for patch images. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by crafting an unsigned software patch to bypass signature checks and loading it on an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to boot a malicious software patch image.Cisco has released software updates that address the vulnerability described in this advisory. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.
EPSS 0.03% · 10.8th percentile
Risk Scores
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager | 17.2.8, 19.3.0, 19.2.2 |
| Cisco | Cisco SD-WAN vEdge Router | 18.3.7, 19.3.0, 18.2.0 |
Exploit Intelligence
- CIRCL seen: CVE-2021-1461 (circl-sighting)
- CIRCL seen: CVE-2021-1461 (circl-sighting)
- cisco-sa-sdwan-sigverbypass-gPYXd6Mk (circl)
- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-asaftd-xss-webui-gQLSFyPM</a></p><p>This advisory is part of the October 2021 release of the Cisco ASA, FTD, and FMC Security Advisory Bundled publication. For a complete list of the advisories and links to them, see <a href="https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/viewErp.x?alertId=ERP-74773">Cisco Event Response: October 2021 Cisco ASA, FMC, and FTD Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication (circl)
Timeline
- Nov 18, 2024 CVE Published
- Nov 18, 2024 PoC Published
- Nov 18, 2024 CVE Updated
- Nov 19, 2024 EPSS Score
- Dec 7, 2024 EPSS Score
- Dec 25, 2024 EPSS Score
- Jan 11, 2025 EPSS Score
- Jan 29, 2025 EPSS Score
- Feb 15, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 5, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 22, 2025 EPSS Score
- Apr 9, 2025 EPSS Score
References
- cisco-sa-sdwan-sigverbypass-gPYXd6Mk url
- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-asaftd-xss-webui-gQLSFyPM</a></p><p>This advisory is part of the October 2021 release of the Cisco ASA, FTD, and FMC Security Advisory Bundled publication. For a complete list of the advisories and links to them, see <a href="https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/viewErp.x?alertId=ERP-74773">Cisco Event Response: October 2021 Cisco ASA, FMC, and FTD Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication url
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-1461 advisory