CVE-2021-1384 MEDIUM

CVE-2021-1384: Cisco IOx for IOS XE Software Command Injection Vulnerability

Vendor Cisco
Product Cisco IOS XE Software
Weakness CWE-77
Published March 24, 2021
Last update November 8, 2024

CVSS base score

6.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A vulnerability in Cisco IOx application hosting environment of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to inject commands into the underlying operating system as the root user. This vulnerability is due to incomplete validation of fields in the application packages loaded onto IOx. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by creating a crafted application .tar file and loading it onto the device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to perform command injection into the underlying operating system as the root user.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 24, 2021 CVE published
November 8, 2024 Record updated