CVE detail

CVE-2021-1281 — CVE-2021-1281

Published 2021-03-24 · Modified 2026-06-17 · Vendor cisco · Product ios_xe · Source nvd

MEDIUM

severity

CVSS-derived band

5.1

CVSS v3

0–10 scale

0.0027

EPSS probability

exploitation probability, 30d

20.0%

EPSS percentile

percentile vs all CVEs

NOT LISTED

CISA KEV

known exploited catalog

Description

A vulnerability in CLI management in Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to access the underlying operating system as the root user. This vulnerability is due to the way the software handles concurrent CLI sessions. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the device as an administrative user and executing a sequence of commands. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to obtain access to the underlying operating system as the root user.

Remediation

Product	Vulnerable range	Fixed version	Advisory
Cisco Cisco IOS XE Software	—	not specified	advisory ↗

References

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