#VU51229 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Cisco SD-WAN vManage - CVE-2021-1462

 

#VU51229 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Cisco SD-WAN vManage - CVE-2021-1462

Published: March 4, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU51229
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1462
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Cisco SD-WAN vManage
Software vendor:
Cisco Systems, Inc

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions in the CLI. A local administrator can create a malicious file, which the system would parse at a later time and obtain root privileges on the target system.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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