A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to inject arbitrary commands that are executed with root privileges. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the device and submitting crafted input to the CLI utility. The attacker must be authenticated to access the CLI utility. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute commands with root privileges.
This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.8, requiring local system access to exploit with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 16 products from cisco, from cisco, from cisco and 13 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Reported in 2020, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.
2020-04-29T21:15:11.663
2024-11-21T04:29:55.577
Modified
CVSSv3.1: 7.8 (HIGH)
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
3.9
10.0
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | cisco | ios_xe | 16.10.2 | Yes |
| Application | cisco | ios_xe | 16.11 | Yes |
| Operating System | cisco | ios_xe | < 17.2.1r | Yes |
| Operating System | cisco | ios_xe | 16.9 | Yes |
| Operating System | cisco | ios_xe | 16.10 | Yes |
| Operating System | cisco | ios_xe | 17.3 | Yes |
| Hardware | cisco | 1100_integrated_services_router | - | No |
| Hardware | cisco | 4221_integrated_services_router | - | No |
| Hardware | cisco | 4331_integrated_services_router | - | No |
| Hardware | cisco | 4431_integrated_services_router | - | No |
| Hardware | cisco | 4461_integrated_services_router | - | No |
| Hardware | cisco | asr_1001-hx | - | No |
| Hardware | cisco | asr_1001-x | - | No |
| Hardware | cisco | asr_1002-hx | - | No |
| Hardware | cisco | asr_1002-x | - | No |
| Hardware | cisco | asr_1004 | - | No |
| Hardware | cisco | asr_1006 | - | No |
| Hardware | cisco | asr_1006-x | - | No |
| Hardware | cisco | asr_1009-x | - | No |
| Hardware | cisco | asr_1013 | - | No |
| Hardware | cisco | csr1000v | - | No |
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