CVE-2021-1384

A vulnerability in Cisco IOx application hosting environment of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to inject commands into the underlying operating system as the root user. This vulnerability is due to incomplete validation of fields in the application packages loaded onto IOx. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by creating a crafted application .tar file and loading it onto the device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to perform command injection into the underlying operating system as the root user.

CVSS v3.1

7.2 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.1

6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

CVSS v2.0

8.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS

35.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 98th percentile

Published

2021-03-24

Updated

2024-11-08

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• orangecertcc/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-h332-fj6p-2232

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2018-7364
• CVE-2019-17570
• CVE-2020-3264
• CVE-2021-0252
• CVE-2021-0253
• CVE-2021-1382