10.0
CRITICAL CVSS 3.1
CVE-2021-34770
Cisco Catalyst 9000 Family Wireless Controllers CAPWAP Remote Code Execution and Denial of Service
Description

A vulnerability in the Control and Provisioning of Wireless Access Points (CAPWAP) protocol processing of Cisco IOS XE Software for Cisco Catalyst 9000 Family Wireless Controllers could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges or cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to a logic error that occurs during the validation of CAPWAP packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted CAPWAP packet to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges or cause the affected device to crash and reload, resulting in a DoS condition.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 23, 2021, 3:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 6:11 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-34770 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
2 Cisco catalyst_9800
3 Cisco catalyst_9800-40
4 Cisco catalyst_9800-40_wireless_controller
5 Cisco catalyst_9800-80
6 Cisco catalyst_9800-80_wireless_controller
7 Cisco catalyst_9800-cl
8 Cisco catalyst_9800-l
9 Cisco catalyst_9800-l-c
10 Cisco catalyst_9800-l-f
11 Cisco catalyst_9800_embedded_wireless_controller
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Follow the instructions below to mitigate the CVE-2021-34770 vulnerability.
Upgrade to the relevant fixed version referenced in Cisco bug ID CSCvw08884
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-2021-34770.

URL Resource
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ewlc-capwap-rce-LYgj8Kf Vendor Advisory
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ewlc-capwap-rce-LYgj8Kf Vendor Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-34770 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-34770 weaknesses.

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).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-34770 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-34770 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ewlc-capwap-rce-LYgj8Kf
  • 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:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 Cisco Systems, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 13, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/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-ewlc-capwap-rce-LYgj8Kf No Types Assigned https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ewlc-capwap-rce-LYgj8Kf Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-787
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.15.1xbs:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.15.2xbs:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.6.4s:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.10.1e:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.10.1s:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.11.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.11.1b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.11.1c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.12.1s:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.12.1t:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.12.2s:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.12.2t:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.12.3s:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.12.4a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:17.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:17.1.1s:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:17.1.1t:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:17.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:17.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:17.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:17.2.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:17.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9800:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9800-40:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9800-40_wireless_controller:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9800-80:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9800-80_wireless_controller:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9800-cl:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9800-l:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9800-l-c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9800-l-f:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9800_embedded_wireless_controller:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 10
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 9
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

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

1.06 }} 0.11%

score

0.76681

percentile