CVE-2021-1434 — Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties in Cisco IOS XE Software
Severity
6.0MEDIUMNVD
CNA4.4
EPSS
0.1%
top 82.94%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedMar 24
Latest updateMay 24
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:HExploitability: 0.8 | Impact: 5.2