CVE-2021-1612

Summary

CVECVE-2021-1612
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-09-23 03:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 03:28:00 UTC
DescriptionA vulnerability in the Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Software CLI could allow an authenticated, local attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on the local system. This vulnerability is due to improper access controls on files within the local file system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by placing a symbolic link in a specific location on the local file system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on an affected device.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-59

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Cisco Sd-wan All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Software Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability CISCO tools.cisco.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 317132 Cisco Internetwork Operating System (IOS) XE SD-WAN Software Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability (cisco-sa-sd-wan-GjR5pGOm)
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