CVE detail

CVE-2021-1462 — CVE-2021-1462

Published 2024-11-18 · Modified 2026-06-17 · Vendor cisco · Product catalyst_sd-wan_manager · Source nvd
MEDIUM
severity
CVSS-derived band
6.7
CVSS v3
0–10 scale
0.0016
EPSS probability
exploitation probability, 30d
6.0%
EPSS percentile
percentile vs all CVEs
NOT LISTED
CISA KEV
known exploited catalog

Description

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.

Remediation

ProductVulnerable rangeFixed versionAdvisory
Cisco Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Managernot specifiedadvisory ↗

References

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