CVE-2021-1384CWE-77

Cisco IOx for IOS XE Software Command Injection Vulnerability

Medium · published March 24, 2021

CVSS v3.1
6.5
EPSS
35%
Percentile
98.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

A vulnerability in Cisco IOx application hosting environment of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to inject commands into the underlying operating system as the root user. This vulnerability is due to incomplete validation of fields in the application packages loaded onto IOx. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by creating a crafted application .tar file and loading it onto the device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to perform command injection into the underlying operating system as the root user.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
6.5 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.35390 · 98.5th percentile
Weakness
CWE-77 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
Published
2021-03-24T20:07Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 24 MAR 20:07Z
    Cisco IOx for IOS XE Software Command Injection Vulnerability
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