CVE-2021-1438
MEDIUMCisco Wide Area Application Services < 6.4.5a - Authenticated Arbitrary File Read via CLI Command Injection
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_cisco
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-waas-infdisc-Twb4EypK
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0005
EPSS Percentile
14.2%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-668
Status
published
Products (1)
cisco/wide_area_application_services
< 6.4.5a
Published
May 06, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026