CVE-2021-1497

Cisco HyperFlex HX Command Injection Vulnerabilities

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.

Affected

Cisco · Cisco HyperFlex HX Data Platform

CVSS v3.1 NVD

9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 NVD

10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS

99.93% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 100th percentile

CISA KEV

added 2021-11-03

Nuclei

critical · CWE-78

Published

2021-05-06

Updated

2025-10-21

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162976/Cisco-HyperFlex-HX-Data-Platform-Command-Exec…

Nuclei templates (1)

• projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2021/CVE-2021-1497.yaml

Metasploit modules (1)

• rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/cisco_hyperflex_hx_da…

Exploit collections (2)

• Cisco HyperFlex HX 命令注入（CVE-2021-1497-CVE-2021-1498）.mdtzwlhack/Vulnerability
• CVE-2021-1497.yamlzan8in/afrog

Security advisories

• https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-hyperflex-…

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry