Cisco SD-WAN Software Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco SD-WAN Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain elevated privileges on an affected system. This vulnerability exists because the affected software does not properly restrict access to privileged processes. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by invoking a privileged process in the affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to perform actions with the privileges of the root user. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.
describes (1)
Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2021-1528US | high7.8 | — | ||
A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco SD-WAN Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain elevated privileges on an affected system. This vulnerability exists becaus… | ||||
references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- Cisco SD-WAN Software Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilityself
- Cisco Security Vulnerability Policyexternal
- considering software upgradesexternal
- https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/end-user-license-agreement.htmlexternal
- https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/web/tsd-cisco-worldwide-contacts.htmlexternal
- Cisco Security Advisories pageexternal
remediations (5)
- FixedCisco Catalyst SD-WAN
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com - FixedCisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com - FixedCisco SD-WAN vContainer
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com - FixedCisco SD-WAN vEdge Cloud
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com - FixedCisco SD-WAN vEdge Router
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
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