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CVE-2021-1281: cisco cisco ios xe software Resource Management Errors

CVSS: 6.9v2.0MediumModified
Published 24-03-2021Last modified 08-11-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-1281 is a medium (CVSS 6.9) Resource Management Errors vulnerability in cisco cisco ios xe software. EPSS estimates a 0.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 19.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
28/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.9/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.29%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 24-03-2021
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-11-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability in CLI management in Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to access the underlying operating system as the root user. This vulnerability is due to the way the software handles concurrent CLI sessions. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the device as an administrative user and executing a sequence of commands. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to obtain access to the underlying operating system as the root user.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.29%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

20%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.01 pp

From 0.27% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.29%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Cisco2 products
  • cisco ios xe softwaren/a
  • ios_xe16.9.1 | 16.9.2 | 16.9.3 | 16.9.4 | 16.10.1 | 16.10.1a | 16.10.1b | 16.10.1c | 16.10.1d | 16.10.1e | 16.10.1f | 16.10.1g | 16.10.1s | 16.10.2 | 16.10.3 | 16.11.1 | 16.11.1a | 16.11.1b | 16.11.1c | 16.11.1s | 16.11.2 | 16.12.1 | 16.12.1a | 16.12.1c | 16.12.1s | 16.12.1t | 16.12.1w | 16.12.1x | 16.12.1y | 16.12.1z | 16.12.1za | 16.12.2 | 16.12.2a | 16.12.2s | 16.12.2t | 16.12.3 | 16.12.3a | 16.12.3s | 16.12.4 | 16.12.4a | 17.1.1 | 17.1.1a | 17.1.1s | 17.1.1t | 17.1.2 | 17.1.3 | 17.2.1 | 17.2.1a | 17.2.1r | 17.2.1v | 17.2.2 | 17.3.1 | 17.3.1a | 17.3.1w | 17.3.2 | 17.3.2a | 17.4.1 | 17.4.1a | 17.4.1b

1 vendor · 2 products

References

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