CVE-2021-1423
MEDIUMCisco Aironet Access Point Software - Authenticated Arbitrary File Write via CLI Command
Title source: llmDescription
A vulnerability in the implementation of a CLI command in Cisco Aironet Access Points (AP) could allow an authenticated, local attacker to overwrite files in the flash memory of the device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation for a specific command. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by issuing a command with crafted arguments. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to overwrite or create files with data that is already present in other files that are hosted on the affected device.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_cisco
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ap-foverwrt-HyVXvrtb
Scores
CVSS v3
4.4
EPSS
0.0007
EPSS Percentile
21.2%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-668
Status
published
Products (3)
cisco/aironet_access_point_software
cisco/catalyst_9800_firmware
< 16.12.5
cisco/wireless_lan_controller_software
< 8.5.171.0
Published
Mar 24, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026