6.7
MEDIUM
CVE-2021-1382
"Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Arbitrary Command Injection Vulnerability"
Description

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to inject arbitrary commands to be executed with root privileges on the underlying operating system. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation on certain CLI commands. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the device and submitting crafted input to the CLI. The attacker must be authenticated as an administrative user to execute the affected commands. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute commands with root privileges.

INFO

Published Date :

March 24, 2021, 8:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3:28 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

0.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-1382 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Cisco ios_xe
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-1382.

URL Resource
https://github.com/orangecertcc/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-7xfm-92p7-qc57 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-xesdwcinj-t68PPW7m Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-1382 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-1382 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 Cisco Systems, Inc. AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
    Added CVSS V3.1 Cisco Systems, Inc. AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 30, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/orangecertcc/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-7xfm-92p7-qc57 No Types Assigned https://github.com/orangecertcc/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-7xfm-92p7-qc57 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-78
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:17.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:17.3.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:17.3.1w:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:17.3.1x:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:17.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:17.3.2a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:17.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:17.4.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:17.4.1b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 17.3.3 *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 17.4.1 up to (including) 17.4.2 *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 17.5.0 up to (excluding) 17.5.1a *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 17.6.0 up to (excluding) 17.6.1a
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 22, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/orangecertcc/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-7xfm-92p7-qc57 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 29, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-xesdwcinj-t68PPW7m No Types Assigned https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-xesdwcinj-t68PPW7m Vendor Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:17.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:17.3.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:17.3.1w:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:17.3.1x:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:17.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:17.3.2a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:17.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:17.4.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:17.4.1b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 24, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to inject arbitrary commands to be executed with root privileges on the underlying operating system. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation on certain CLI commands. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the device and submitting crafted input to the CLI. The attacker must be authenticated as an administrative user to execute the affected commands. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute commands with root privileges. A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to inject arbitrary commands to be executed with root privileges on the underlying operating system. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation on certain CLI commands. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the device and submitting crafted input to the CLI. The attacker must be authenticated as an administrative user to execute the affected commands. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute commands with root privileges.
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-1382 is associated with the following CWEs:

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.19 }} 0.05%

score

0.58087

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