#VU52966 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Cisco Systems, Inc products - CVE-2021-1520

 

#VU52966 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Cisco Systems, Inc products - CVE-2021-1520

Published: May 7, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU52966
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1520
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Cisco RV340 Dual WAN Gigabit VPN Router
Cisco RV340W Dual WAN Gigabit Wireless-AC VPN Router
Cisco RV345 Dual WAN Gigabit VPN Router
Cisco RV345P Dual WAN Gigabit VPN Router
Software vendor:
Cisco Systems, Inc

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to an internal messaging service does not properly sanitize input. A local administrator can run arbitrary commands with root privileges on the underlying OS.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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