Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Catalyst SD-WAN Manager (formerly SD-WAN vManage) - CVE-2021-1462
Published: March 4, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU51229
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.7 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1462
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
Catalyst SD-WAN Manager (formerly SD-WAN vManage)
How to mitigate CVE-2021-1462
Install updates from vendor's website.
Catalyst SD-WAN Manager (formerly SD-WAN vManage) - addressed in versions 18.4.6, 19.2.3, 20.1.2, 20.3.1, 20.4.1