CVE-2021-1491

MEDIUM

Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager - Authenticated Arbitrary File Read via File Reference Manipulation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco SD-WAN vManage Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to read arbitrary files on the underlying file system of the device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient file scope limiting. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by creating a specific file reference on the file system and then accessing it through the web-based management interface. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to read arbitrary files from the file system of the underlying operating system.Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.0035
EPSS Percentile 57.8%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/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-59
Status published
Products (50)
cisco/catalyst_sd-wan_manager 17.2.4
cisco/catalyst_sd-wan_manager 17.2.5
cisco/catalyst_sd-wan_manager 17.2.6
cisco/catalyst_sd-wan_manager 17.2.7
cisco/catalyst_sd-wan_manager 17.2.8
cisco/catalyst_sd-wan_manager 17.2.9
cisco/catalyst_sd-wan_manager 17.2.10
cisco/catalyst_sd-wan_manager 18.2.0
cisco/catalyst_sd-wan_manager 18.3.0
cisco/catalyst_sd-wan_manager 18.3.1
... and 40 more
Published Nov 15, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026