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CVE-2021-1591

Cisco Nexus 9500 Series Switches Access Control List Bypass Vulnerability

Severity Score

5.3
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

A vulnerability in the EtherChannel port subscription logic of Cisco Nexus 9500 Series Switches could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass access control list (ACL) rules that are configured on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to oversubscription of resources that occurs when applying ACLs to port channel interfaces. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by attempting to access network resources that are protected by the ACL. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access network resources that would be protected by the ACL that was applied on the port channel interface.

Una vulnerabilidad en la lógica de suscripción de puertos EtherChannel de Cisco Nexus 9500 Series Switches podría permitir a un atacante remoto no autenticado omitir las reglas de la lista de control de acceso (ACL) configuradas en un dispositivo afectado. Esta vulnerabilidad es debido a la sobresuscripción de recursos que ocurre cuando se aplican las ACL a las interfaces del canal de puertos. Un atacante podría explotar esta vulnerabilidad al intentar acceder a los recursos de red que están protegidos por la ACL. Una explotación con éxito podría permitir al atacante acceder a los recursos de red que estarían protegidos por la ACL que se aplicó en la interfaz del canal de puertos.

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CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
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Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2020-11-13 CVE Reserved
  • 2021-08-25 CVE Published
  • 2024-05-10 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-09-16 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-284: Improper Access Control
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Cisco
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Nx-os
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9.3\(4\)
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Nexus 9500 16-slot
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Cisco
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Nx-os
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9.3\(4\)
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Nexus 9500 4-slot
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Cisco
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Nx-os
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9.3\(4\)
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Nexus 9500 8-slot
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Cisco
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Nx-os
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9.3\(4\)
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Nexus 9504
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Cisco
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Nx-os
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9.3\(4\)
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Nexus 9508
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Cisco
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Nx-os
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9.3\(4\)
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Nexus 9516
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