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CVE-2021-1228


A vulnerability in the fabric infrastructure VLAN connection establishment of Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Fabric Switches in Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) Mode could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to bypass security validations and connect an unauthorized server to the infrastructure VLAN. This vulnerability is due to insufficient security requirements during the Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) setup phase of the infrastructure VLAN. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted LLDP packet on the adjacent subnet to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to connect an unauthorized server to the infrastructure VLAN, which is highly privileged. With a connection to the infrastructure VLAN, the attacker can make unauthorized connections to Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) services or join other host endpoints.


Published

2021-02-24T20:15:12.613

Last Modified

2024-11-21T05:43:52.683

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.4 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

  • Access Vector: ADJACENT_NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

6.5

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-284
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.0\(1b\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.0\(1c\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.0\(1d\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.0\(1e\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.0\(2j\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.0\(2m\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.0\(3f\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.0\(3i\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.0\(3k\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.0\(3n\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.0\(3o\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.0\(4g\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.0\(4h\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.0\(4o\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.0\(4q\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.1\(1j\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.1\(1o\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.1\(1r\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.1\(1s\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.1\(2h\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.1\(2i\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.1\(3f\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.1\(4e\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.1\(4f\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.1\(4g\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.1\(4i\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.1\(4l\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.1\(4m\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.2\(1i\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.2\(1k\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.2\(1m\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.2\(2g\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.2\(2h\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.2\(2i\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.2\(2j\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.2\(3c\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.2\(3e\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.2\(3h\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.2\(3m\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.3\(1g\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.3\(1h\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.3\(1i\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.3\(1j\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.3\(2f\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.3\(2h\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.3\(2i\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.3\(2j\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.3\(2k\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.0\(1m\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.0\(1n\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.0\(1o\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.0\(1p\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.0\(1q\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.0\(1r\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.0\(2f\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.0\(2g\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.0\(2h\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.0\(2l\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.0\(2m\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.0\(2n\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.0\(2o\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.1\(1h\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.1\(1i\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.1\(2e\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.1\(2g\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.1\(2k\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.1\(3g\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.1\(3h\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.1\(3j\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.1\(4a\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.2\(1k\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.2\(1n\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.2\(1o\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.2\(2e\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.2\(2f\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.2\(2i\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.2\(2j\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.2\(2k\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.2\(2q\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.2\(3j\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.2\(3p\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.2\(3r\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.2\(3s\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.2\(3t\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.2\(4f\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.2\(4p\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.2\(4q\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.2\(4r\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.3\(1e\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.3\(1f\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.3\(1i\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.3\(1l\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.3\(1o\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.3\(1p\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 13.0\(1k\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 13.0\(2h\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 13.0\(2k\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 13.0\(2n\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 13.1\(1i\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 13.1\(2m\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 13.1\(2o\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 13.1\(2p\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 13.1\(2q\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 13.1\(2s\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 13.1\(2t\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 13.1\(2u\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 13.1\(2v\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 13.2\(1l\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 13.2\(1m\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 13.2\(2l\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 13.2\(2o\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 13.2\(3i\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 13.2\(3j\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 13.2\(3n\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 13.2\(3o\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 13.2\(3r\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 13.2\(3s\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 13.2\(4d\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 13.2\(4e\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 13.2\(5d\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 13.2\(5e\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 13.2\(5f\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 13.2\(6i\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 13.2\(7f\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 13.2\(7k\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 13.2\(8d\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 13.2\(9b\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 13.2\(9f\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 13.2\(9h\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 13.2\(41d\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 14.0\(1h\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 14.0\(2c\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 14.0\(3c\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 14.0\(3d\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 14.1\(1i\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 14.1\(1j\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 14.1\(1k\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 14.1\(1l\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 14.1\(2g\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 14.1\(2m\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 14.1\(2o\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 14.1\(2s\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 14.1\(2u\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 14.1\(2w\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 14.1\(2x\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 14.2\(1i\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 14.2\(1j\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 14.2\(1l\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 14.2\(2e\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 14.2\(2f\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 14.2\(3j\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 14.2\(3l\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 14.2\(3n\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 14.2\(3q\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 14.2\(4i\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 14.2\(4k\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 14.2\(4o\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 14.2\(4p\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 14.2\(5k\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 15.0\(1k\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 15.0\(1l\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 15.0\(2h\) Yes
Hardware cisco nexus_9000v - No
Hardware cisco nexus_92160yc-x - No
Hardware cisco nexus_92300yc - No
Hardware cisco nexus_92304qc - No
Hardware cisco nexus_92348gc-x - No
Hardware cisco nexus_9236c - No
Hardware cisco nexus_9272q - No
Hardware cisco nexus_93108tc-ex - No
Hardware cisco nexus_93108tc-ex-24 - No
Hardware cisco nexus_93108tc-fx - No
Hardware cisco nexus_93108tc-fx-24 - No
Hardware cisco nexus_93120tx - No
Hardware cisco nexus_93128tx - No
Hardware cisco nexus_9316d-gx - No
Hardware cisco nexus_93180lc-ex - No
Hardware cisco nexus_93180yc-ex - No
Hardware cisco nexus_93180yc-ex-24 - No
Hardware cisco nexus_93180yc-fx - No
Hardware cisco nexus_93180yc-fx-24 - No
Hardware cisco nexus_93180yc-fx3 - No
Hardware cisco nexus_93180yc-fx3s - No
Hardware cisco nexus_93216tc-fx2 - No
Hardware cisco nexus_93240yc-fx2 - No
Hardware cisco nexus_9332c - No
Hardware cisco nexus_9332pq - No
Hardware cisco nexus_93360yc-fx2 - No
Hardware cisco nexus_9336c-fx2 - No
Hardware cisco nexus_9336c-fx2-e - No
Hardware cisco nexus_9336pq_aci_spine - No
Hardware cisco nexus_9348gc-fxp - No
Hardware cisco nexus_93600cd-gx - No
Hardware cisco nexus_9364c - No
Hardware cisco nexus_9364c-gx - No
Hardware cisco nexus_9372px - No
Hardware cisco nexus_9372px-e - No
Hardware cisco nexus_9372tx - No
Hardware cisco nexus_9372tx-e - No
Hardware cisco nexus_9396px - No
Hardware cisco nexus_9396tx - No
Hardware cisco nexus_9508 - No

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