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.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_cisco
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-iosxe-arbfile-FUxskKDE
Scores
CVSS v3
4.4
EPSS
0.0006
EPSS Percentile
17.2%
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-552
Status
published
Products (27)
cisco/ios_xe
16.11.1
cisco/ios_xe
16.11.1a
cisco/ios_xe
16.11.1b
cisco/ios_xe
16.11.1c
cisco/ios_xe
16.11.1s
cisco/ios_xe
16.11.2
cisco/ios_xe
16.12.1
cisco/ios_xe
16.12.1a
cisco/ios_xe
16.12.1c
cisco/ios_xe
16.12.1s
... and 17 more
Published
Mar 24, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026