CVE-2021-34718
HIGHCisco IOS XR - Privilege Escalation
Title source: llmDescription
A vulnerability in the SSH Server process of Cisco IOS XR Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to overwrite and read arbitrary files on the local device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of arguments that are supplied by the user for a specific file transfer method. An attacker with lower-level privileges could exploit this vulnerability by specifying Secure Copy Protocol (SCP) parameters when authenticating to a device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to elevate their privileges and retrieve and upload files on a device that they should not have access to.
Scores
CVSS v3
8.1
EPSS
0.0180
EPSS Percentile
82.6%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Classification
CWE
CWE-88
Status
published
Affected Products (1)
cisco/ios_xr
< 7.3.2
Timeline
Published
Sep 09, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026