CVE-2021-1583 MEDIUM

CVE-2021-1583: Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Fabric Switches ACI Mode Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability

Vendor Cisco
Product Cisco NX-OS System Software in ACI Mode
Weakness CWE-284
Published August 25, 2021
Last update November 7, 2024

CVSS base score

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

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A vulnerability in the fabric infrastructure file system access control of Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Fabric Switches in Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) mode could allow an authenticated, local attacker to read arbitrary files on an affected system. This vulnerability is due to improper access control. An attacker with Administrator privileges could exploit this vulnerability by executing a specific vulnerable command on an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to read arbitrary files on the file system of the affected device.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 25, 2021 CVE published
November 7, 2024 Record updated