CVE-2021-34725
MEDIUMCisco IOS XE SD-WAN < 17.2.1r - Authenticated OS Command Injection via CLI
Title source: llmDescription
A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to inject arbitrary commands to be executed with root-level privileges on the underlying operating system. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation on certain CLI commands. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to an affected device and submitting crafted input to the CLI. The attacker must be authenticated as an administrative user to execute the affected commands. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute commands with root-level privileges.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_cisco
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sdwan-maapi-privesc-KSUg7QSS
Scores
CVSS v3
6.7
EPSS
0.0010
EPSS Percentile
27.2%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-78
CWE-77
Status
published
Products (1)
cisco/ios_xe_sd-wan
< 17.2.1r
Published
Sep 23, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026