Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 23, 2021· Updated Nov 7, 2024
Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Software Command Injection Vulnerability
CVE-2021-34725
Description
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.
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References
1- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sdwan-maapi-privesc-KSUg7QSSmitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCO
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