CVE-2021-1438

MEDIUM

Cisco Wide Area Application Services - Exposure to Wrong Actor

Title source: rule

Description

A vulnerability in Cisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain access to sensitive information on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper input validation and authorization of specific commands that a user can execute within the CLI. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to an affected device and issuing a specific set of commands. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to read arbitrary files that they originally did not have permissions to access.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0005
EPSS Percentile 13.9%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Classification

CWE
CWE-668
Status published

Affected Products (1)

cisco/wide_area_application_services < 6.4.5a

Timeline

Published May 06, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026