CVE-2021-1436 — Path Traversal in Cisco IOS XE Software
Severity
4.4MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 77.92%
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 conduct path traversal attacks and obtain read access to sensitive files on an affected system. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted request to an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to view arbitrary files on the affected system.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitability: 0.8 | Impact: 3.6