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CVE-2021-1261


Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco SD-WAN products could allow an authenticated attacker to perform command injection attacks against an affected device, which could allow the attacker to take certain actions with root privileges on the device. For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory.


Security Impact Summary

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 12 products from cisco, from cisco, from cisco and 9 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2021, 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.


Published

2021-01-20T20:15:14.800

Last Modified

2024-11-21T05:43:57.127

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-20
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-77

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System cisco sd-wan_firmware 18.2.0 Yes
Operating System cisco sd-wan_firmware 18.3.0 Yes
Operating System cisco sd-wan_firmware 18.3.8 Yes
Operating System cisco sd-wan_firmware 18.4.6 Yes
Operating System cisco sd-wan_firmware 19.2.3 Yes
Operating System cisco sd-wan_firmware 19.2.99 Yes
Operating System cisco sd-wan_firmware 20.1.0 Yes
Operating System cisco sd-wan_vsmart_controller_firmware * Yes
Hardware cisco vedge_100_router - No
Hardware cisco vedge_1000_router - No
Hardware cisco vedge_100b_router - No
Hardware cisco vedge_100m_router - No
Hardware cisco vedge_100wm_router - No
Hardware cisco vedge_2000_router - No
Hardware cisco vedge_5000_router - No
Hardware cisco vedge_cloud_router - No
Application cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager - Yes
Application cisco sd-wan_vbond_orchestrator - Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For cisco's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.