Local Privilege Escalation via CLI in Cisco SDWAN vManage
CVE-2021-1462 Published on November 18, 2024
Cisco SD-WAN vManage Software Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco SD-WAN vManage Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges on an affected system. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to have a valid Administrator account on an affected system.
The vulnerability is due to incorrect privilege assignment. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging in to an affected system with an Administrator account and creating a malicious file, which the system would parse at a later time. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to obtain root privileges on the affected system.Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.
Weakness Type
Improper Input Validation
The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.
Products Associated with CVE-2021-1462
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Affected Versions
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager:- Version 20.1.12 is affected.
- Version 19.2.1 is affected.
- Version 18.4.4 is affected.
- Version 18.4.5 is affected.
- Version 20.1.1.1 is affected.
- Version 20.1.1 is affected.
- Version 19.3.0 is affected.
- Version 19.2.2 is affected.
- Version 19.2.099 is affected.
- Version 18.3.6 is affected.
- Version 18.3.7 is affected.
- Version 19.2.0 is affected.
- Version 18.3.8 is affected.
- Version 19.0.0 is affected.
- Version 19.1.0 is affected.
- Version 18.4.302 is affected.
- Version 18.4.303 is affected.
- Version 19.2.097 is affected.
- Version 19.2.098 is affected.
- Version 17.2.10 is affected.
- Version 18.3.6.1 is affected.
- Version 19.0.1a is affected.
- Version 18.2.0 is affected.
- Version 18.4.3 is affected.
- Version 18.4.1 is affected.
- Version 17.2.8 is affected.
- Version 18.3.3.1 is affected.
- Version 18.4.0 is affected.
- Version 18.3.1 is affected.
- Version 17.2.6 is affected.
- Version 17.2.9 is affected.
- Version 18.3.4 is affected.
- Version 17.2.5 is affected.
- Version 18.3.1.1 is affected.
- Version 18.3.5 is affected.
- Version 18.4.0.1 is affected.
- Version 18.3.3 is affected.
- Version 17.2.7 is affected.
- Version 17.2.4 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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