CVE-2021-1392CWE-522

Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software Common Industrial Protocol Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

High · published March 24, 2021

CVSS v3.1
7.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
12.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

A vulnerability in the CLI command permissions of Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to retrieve the password for Common Industrial Protocol (CIP) and then remotely configure the device as an administrative user. This vulnerability exists because incorrect permissions are associated with the show cip security CLI command. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by issuing the command to retrieve the password for CIP on an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to reconfigure the device.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00228 · 12.8th percentile
Weakness
CWE-522 · Insufficiently Protected Credentials
Published
2021-03-24T20:07Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 24 MAR 20:07Z
    Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software Common Industrial Protocol Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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