CVE-2021-1584 MEDIUM

CVE-2021-1584: Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Fabric Switches ACI Mode Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Vendor Cisco
Product Cisco NX-OS System Software in ACI Mode
Weakness CWE-78
Published August 25, 2021
Last update November 7, 2024

CVSS base score

6.0/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A vulnerability in Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Fabric Switches in Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) mode could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient restrictions during the execution of a specific CLI command. An attacker with administrative privileges could exploit this vulnerability by performing a command injection attack on the vulnerable command. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access the underlying operating system as root.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

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