CVE-2021-1462 MEDIUM

CVE-2021-1462: Cisco SD-WAN vManage Software Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Vendor Cisco
Product Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager
Weakness CWE-20 · Input validation
Published November 18, 2024
Last update November 18, 2024

CVSS base score

4.4/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:X/RL:X/RC:X

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco SD-WAN vManage Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges on an affected system. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to have a valid Administrator account on an affected system. The vulnerability is due to incorrect privilege assignment. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging in to an affected system with an Administrator account and creating a malicious file, which the system would parse at a later time. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to obtain root privileges on the affected system.Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

November 18, 2024 CVE published
November 18, 2024 Record updated