Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 2, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-34746
CVE-2021-34746
Description
A vulnerability in the TACACS+ authentication, authorization and accounting (AAA) feature of Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software (NFVIS) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication and log in to an affected device as an administrator. This vulnerability is due to incomplete validation of user-supplied input that is passed to an authentication script. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by injecting parameters into an authentication request. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass authentication and log in as an administrator to the affected device.
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Affected products
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- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: n/a
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- github.com/orangecertcc/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-gqx8-c4xr-c664nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-nfvis-g2DMVVhnvdVendor Advisory
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