SB2021032917 - Insufficiently protected credentials in Cisco IOS and IOS XE
Published: March 29, 2021
Security Bulletin ID
SB2021032917
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Insufficiently protected credentials (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1392)
The vulnerability allows a local user to compromise the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect permissions are associated with the show cip security CLI command. A local user can use a specially crafted command to retrieve the password for CIP and reconfigure the device.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.