QID 317190

Date Published: 2022-06-09

QID 317190: Cisco Internetwork Operating System (IOS) XE SD-WAN Software Path Traversal Vulnerability (cisco-sa-iosxe-sdwpathtrav-nsrue2Mt)

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to conduct path traversal attacks and obtain read access to sensitive files on an affected system.

Affected Products:
Following Cisco products if they are running a vulnerable release of Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Software and have the SD-WAN feature enabled:
1000 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISRs)
4000 Series ISRs
ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers
Cloud Services Router 1000V Series
Note: The SD-WAN feature is not enabled by default.
QID Detection Logic (Unauthenticated):
The check matches Cisco IOS XE version retrieved via SNMP or TCP/IP Fingerprint or NTP or Telnet.

A successful exploit could allow the attacker to view arbitrary files on the affected system.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Medium - 4.4 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 4.7 severity.
    • Solution

    Customers are advised to refer to cisco-sa-iosxe-sdwpathtrav-nsrue2Mt for more information.

    Vendor References

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    CVE-2021-1436 |
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