CVE-2021-34696
MEDIUMCisco IOS XE < 17.3.2 - Unauthenticated ACL Bypass via Non-CLI Configuration
Title source: llmDescription
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
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_cisco
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-asr900acl-UeEyCxkv
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