CVE-2021-1384
MEDIUMCisco IOS XE - Authenticated OS Command Injection via Crafted IOx Application Package
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_cisco
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-iox-cmdinj-RkSURGHG
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/orangecertcc/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-h332-fj6p-2232
Scores
CVSS v3
6.5
EPSS
0.1429
EPSS Percentile
94.5%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-78
CWE-77
Status
published
Products (2)
cisco/ios_xe
17.5.0
cisco/ios_xe
< 16.6.9
Published
Mar 24, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026