CVE-2021-1390

Cisco IOS XE Software Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Severity Score

6.7

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Track

*SSVC

Descriptions

A vulnerability in one of the diagnostic test CLI commands of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary code on an affected device. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker would need to have valid user credentials at privilege level 15. This vulnerability exists because the affected software permits modification of the run-time memory of an affected device under specific circumstances. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the affected device and issuing a specific diagnostic test command at the CLI. A successful exploit could trigger a logic error in the code that was designed to restrict run-time memory modifications. The attacker could take advantage of this logic error to overwrite system memory locations and execute arbitrary code on the underlying Linux operating system (OS) of the affected device.

Una vulnerabilidad en uno de los comandos de CLI de prueba de diagnóstico del Software Cisco IOS XE, podría permitir a un atacante local autenticado ejecutar código arbitrario en un dispositivo afectado. Para explotar esta vulnerabilidad, el atacante necesitaría tener credenciales de usuario válidas en el nivel de privilegio 15. Esta vulnerabilidad se presenta porque el software afectado permite la modificación de la memoria de tiempo de ejecución de un dispositivo afectado en circunstancias específicas. Un atacante podría explotar esta vulnerabilidad al autenticarse en el dispositivo afectado y emitir un comando de prueba de diagnóstico específico en la CLI. Una explotación con éxito podría desencadenar un error lógico en el código que fue diseñado para restringir las modificaciones de la memoria de tiempo de ejecución. El atacante podría aprovechar este error lógico para sobrescribir las ubicaciones de la memoria del sistema y ejecutar código arbitrario en el sistema operativo (OS) subyacente de Linux del dispositivo afectado

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Track

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Partial

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

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

CWE

CWE-123: Write-what-where Condition

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-OFP-6Nezgn7b	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"				16.8.1 Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.8.1"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.8.1a Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.8.1a"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.8.1b Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.8.1b"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.8.1c Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.8.1c"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.8.1d Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.8.1d"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.8.1e Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.8.1e"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.8.1s Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.8.1s"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.8.2 Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.8.2"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.8.3 Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.8.3"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.9.1 Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.9.1"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.9.1a Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.9.1a"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.9.1b Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.9.1b"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.9.1c Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.9.1c"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.9.1d Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.9.1d"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.9.1s Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.9.1s"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.9.2 Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.9.2"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.9.2a Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.9.2a"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.9.2s Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.9.2s"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.9.3 Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.9.3"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.9.3a Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.9.3a"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.9.3h Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.9.3h"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.9.3s Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.9.3s"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.9.4 Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.9.4"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.9.4c Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.9.4c"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.9.5 Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.9.5"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.9.5f Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.9.5f"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.9.6 Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.9.6"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.10.1 Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.10.1"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.10.1a Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.10.1a"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.10.1b Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.10.1b"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.10.1c Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.10.1c"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.10.1d Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.10.1d"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.10.1e Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.10.1e"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.10.1f Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.10.1f"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.10.1g Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.10.1g"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.10.1s Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.10.1s"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.10.2 Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.10.2"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.10.3 Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.10.3"		-		Affected
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