CVE-2021-1497

Cisco HyperFlex HX Installer Virtual Machine Command Injection Vulnerability

Severity Score

9.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

Yes

*KEV

Decision

Act

*SSVC

Descriptions

Multiple vulnerabilities in the web-based management interface of Cisco HyperFlex HX could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to perform command injection attacks against an affected device. For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory.

Múltiples vulnerabilidades en la interfaz de administración basada en web de Cisco HyperFlex HX, podrían permitir a un atacante remoto no autenticado llevar a cabo ataques de inyección de comandos contra un dispositivo afectado. Para obtener más información sobre estas vulnerabilidades, consulte la sección Detalles de este aviso

Cisco HyperFlex HX Installer Virtual Machine contains an insufficient input validation vulnerability which could allow an attacker to execute commands on an affected device as the root user.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Act

Exploitation

Active

Automatable

Yes

Tech. Impact

Total

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2020-11-13 CVE Reserved
2021-05-06 CVE Published
2021-11-03 Exploited in Wild
2021-11-17 KEV Due Date
2024-11-08 CVE Updated
2024-11-08 First Exploit
2024-11-13 EPSS Updated

CWE

CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

CAPEC

References (4)

URL	Tag	Source
https://attackerkb.com/assessments/4f532147-b27b-4079-aed1-5cfdc402cf5c
https://twitter.com/ptswarm/status/1390300625129201664

URL	Date	SRC
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162976/Cisco-HyperFlex-HX-Data-Platform-Command-Execution.html	2024-11-08

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-hyperflex-rce-TjjNrkpR	2021-05-05

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"	Hyperflex Hx Data Platform Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Hyperflex Hx Data Platform"	4.0\(2a\) Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Hyperflex Hx Data Platform" and version "4.0\(2a\)"	-	Affected	in	Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"	Hyperflex Hx220c Af M5 Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Hyperflex Hx220c Af M5"	-	-	Safe
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"	Hyperflex Hx Data Platform Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Hyperflex Hx Data Platform"	4.0\(2a\) Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Hyperflex Hx Data Platform" and version "4.0\(2a\)"	-	Affected	in	Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"	Hyperflex Hx220c All Nvme M5 Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Hyperflex Hx220c All Nvme M5"	-	-	Safe
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"	Hyperflex Hx Data Platform Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Hyperflex Hx Data Platform"	4.0\(2a\) Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Hyperflex Hx Data Platform" and version "4.0\(2a\)"	-	Affected	in	Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"	Hyperflex Hx220c Edge M5 Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Hyperflex Hx220c Edge M5"	-	-	Safe
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"	Hyperflex Hx Data Platform Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Hyperflex Hx Data Platform"	4.0\(2a\) Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Hyperflex Hx Data Platform" and version "4.0\(2a\)"	-	Affected	in	Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"	Hyperflex Hx220c M5 Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Hyperflex Hx220c M5"	-	-	Safe
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"	Hyperflex Hx Data Platform Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Hyperflex Hx Data Platform"	4.0\(2a\) Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Hyperflex Hx Data Platform" and version "4.0\(2a\)"	-	Affected	in	Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"	Hyperflex Hx240c Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Hyperflex Hx240c"	-	-	Safe
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"	Hyperflex Hx Data Platform Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Hyperflex Hx Data Platform"	4.0\(2a\) Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Hyperflex Hx Data Platform" and version "4.0\(2a\)"	-	Affected	in	Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"	Hyperflex Hx240c Af M5 Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Hyperflex Hx240c Af M5"	-	-	Safe
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"	Hyperflex Hx Data Platform Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Hyperflex Hx Data Platform"	4.0\(2a\) Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Hyperflex Hx Data Platform" and version "4.0\(2a\)"	-	Affected	in	Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"	Hyperflex Hx240c M5 Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Hyperflex Hx240c M5"	-	-	Safe