CVE-2021-1381

Cisco IOS XE Software Active Debug Code Vulnerability

Severity Score

6.1

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Track*

*SSVC

Descriptions

A vulnerability in Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker with high privileges or an unauthenticated attacker with physical access to the device to open a debugging console. The vulnerability is due to insufficient command authorization restrictions. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by running commands on the hardware platform to open a debugging console. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access a debugging console.

Una vulnerabilidad en el Software Cisco IOS XE, podría permitir a un atacante local autenticado con altos privilegios o un atacante no autenticado con acceso físico al dispositivo abrir una consola de depuración. La vulnerabilidad es debido a restricciones de autorización de comando insuficientes. Un atacante podría explotar esta vulnerabilidad ejecutando comandos en la plataforma de hardware para abrir una consola de depuración. Una explotación con éxito podría permitir al atacante acceder a una consola de depuración

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Physical

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Track*

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Total

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2020-11-13 CVE Reserved
2021-03-24 CVE Published
2023-12-08 EPSS Updated
2024-11-08 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-489: Active Debug Code

CAPEC

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-XE-BLKH-Ouvrnf2s	2023-11-07

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.11.1 Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.11.1"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.11.1a Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.11.1a"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.11.1b Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.11.1b"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.11.1c Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.11.1c"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.11.1s Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.11.1s"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.11.2 Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.11.2"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.12.1 Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.12.1"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.12.1a Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.12.1a"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.12.1c Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.12.1c"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.12.1s Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.12.1s"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.12.1t Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.12.1t"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.12.1w Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.12.1w"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.12.1x Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.12.1x"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.12.1y Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.12.1y"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.12.1z Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.12.1z"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.12.1za Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.12.1za"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.12.2 Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.12.2"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.12.2a Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.12.2a"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.12.2s Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.12.2s"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.12.2t Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.12.2t"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.12.3 Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.12.3"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.12.3a Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.12.3a"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.12.3s Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.12.3s"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.12.4 Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.12.4"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.12.4a Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.12.4a"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				17.1.1 Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "17.1.1"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				17.1.1a Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "17.1.1a"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				17.1.1s Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "17.1.1s"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				17.1.1t Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "17.1.1t"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				17.1.2 Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "17.1.2"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				17.2.1 Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "17.2.1"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				17.2.1a Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "17.2.1a"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				17.2.1r Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "17.2.1r"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				17.2.1v Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "17.2.1v"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				17.2.2 Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "17.2.2"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				17.2.3 Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "17.2.3"		-		Affected