CVE-2021-1432

Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Software Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability

Severity Score

7.3

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Track*

*SSVC

Descriptions

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system as the root user. The attacker must be authenticated on the affected device as a low-privileged user to exploit this vulnerability. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by injecting arbitrary commands to a file as a lower-privileged user. The commands are then executed on the device by the root user. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands as the root user.

Una vulnerabilidad en la CLI del Software Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN, podría permitir a un atacante local autenticado ejecutar comandos arbitrarios en el sistema operativo subyacente como usuario root. El atacante debe estar autenticado en el dispositivo afectado como un usuario poco privilegiado para explotar esta vulnerabilidad. Esta vulnerabilidad es debido a una comprobación insuficiente de la entrada suministrada por el usuario. Un atacante podría explotar esta vulnerabilidad al inyectar comandos arbitrarios en un archivo como usuario poco privilegiado. A continuación, el usuario root ejecuta los comandos en el dispositivo. Una explotación con éxito podría permitir al atacante ejecutar comandos arbitrarios como usuario root

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* 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
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-11-08 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
CWE-74: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

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-iosxe-sdwarbcmdexec-sspOMUr3	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"				3.15.1xbs Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "3.15.1xbs"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				3.15.2xbs Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "3.15.2xbs"		-		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"				17.2.1 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 Sd-wan Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe Sd-wan"				*		-		Affected