CVE-2021-34696

MEDIUM

Cisco IOS XE < 17.3.2 - Unauthenticated ACL Bypass via Non-CLI Configuration

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A vulnerability in the access control list (ACL) programming of Cisco ASR 900 and ASR 920 Series Aggregation Services Routers could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass a configured ACL. This vulnerability is due to incorrect programming of hardware when an ACL is configured using a method other than the configuration CLI. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by attempting to send traffic through an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass an ACL on the affected device.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References

Scores

CVSS v3 5.8
EPSS 0.0026
EPSS Percentile 49.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-284
Status published
Products (1)
cisco/ios_xe < 17.3.2
Published Sep 23, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026