CVE-2021-1434

Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Software Arbitrary File Corruption Vulnerability

Severity Score

6.0

*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 overwrite arbitrary files in the underlying file system. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of the parameters of a specific CLI command. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by issuing that command with specific parameters. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to overwrite the content of any arbitrary file that resides on the underlying host file system.

Una vulnerabilidad en la CLI del Software Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN, podría permitir a un atacante local autenticado sobrescribir archivos arbitrarios en el sistema de archivos subyacente. Esta vulnerabilidad es debido a una comprobación insuficiente de los parámetros de un comando de CLI específico. Un atacante podría explotar esta vulnerabilidad al emitir ese comando con parámetros específicos. Una explotación con éxito podría permitir al atacante sobrescribir el contenido de cualquier archivo arbitrario que resida en el sistema de archivos del host subyacente

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

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-552: Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties

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-arbfile-FUxskKDE	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"				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