6.5

CVE-2021-1491: cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager Link Following

CVSS: 6.5v3.0MediumAnalyzed
Published 15-11-2024Last modified 15-11-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-1491 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Link Following vulnerability in cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager. EPSS estimates a 1.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 70.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
26/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
1.33%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 15-11-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 15-11-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco SD-WAN vManage Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to read arbitrary files on the underlying file system of the device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient file scope limiting. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by creating a specific file reference on the file system and then accessing it through the web-based management interface. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to read arbitrary files from the file system of the underlying operating system.Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.33%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

71%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.33% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
1.33%

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
  • catalyst_sd-wan_manager17.2.4 | 17.2.5 | 17.2.6 | 17.2.7 | 17.2.8 | 17.2.9 | 17.2.10 | 18.2.0 | 18.3.0 | 18.3.1 | 18.3.1.1 | 18.3.3 | 18.3.3.1 | 18.3.4 | 18.3.5 | 18.3.6 | 18.3.6.1 | 18.3.7 | 18.3.8 | 18.4.0 | 18.4.0.1 | 18.4.1 | 18.4.3 | 18.4.4 | 18.4.5 | 18.4.6 | 18.4.302 | 18.4.303 | 18.4.501_es | 19.0.0 | 19.0.1a | 19.1.0 | 19.2.0 | 19.2.1 | 19.2.2 | 19.2.3 | 19.2.4 | 19.2.4.0.1 | 19.2.31 | 19.2.32 | 19.2.097 | 19.2.098 | 19.2.099 | 19.2.929 | 19.3.0 | 20.1.1 | 20.1.1.1 | 20.1.2 | 20.1.2_937 | 20.1.12 | 20.3.1 | 20.3.2 | 20.3.2.1 | 20.3.2.1_927 | 20.3.2.1_930 | 20.3.2_925 | 20.3.2_928 | 20.3.2_929 | 20.3.2_937 | 20.3.3 | 20.4.1 | 20.4.1.0.1 | 20.4.1.1
  • cisco catalyst sd-wan manager20.1.12 | 19.2.1 | 18.4.4 | 18.4.5 | 20.1.1.1 | 20.1.1 | 19.3.0 | 19.2.2 | 19.2.099 | 18.3.6 | 18.3.7 | 19.2.0 | 18.3.8 | 19.0.0 | 19.1.0 | 18.4.302 | 18.4.303 | 19.2.097 | 19.2.098 | 17.2.10 | 18.3.6.1 | 19.0.1a | 18.2.0 | 18.4.3 | 18.4.1 | 17.2.8 | 18.3.3.1 | 18.4.0 | 18.3.1 | 17.2.6 | 17.2.9 | 18.3.4 | 17.2.5 | 18.3.1.1 | 18.3.5 | 18.4.0.1 | 18.3.3 | 17.2.7 | 17.2.4 | 18.3.0 | 19.2.3 | 18.4.501_ES | 20.3.1 | 20.1.2 | 19.2.929 | 19.2.31 | 20.3.2 | 19.2.32 | 20.3.2_925 | 20.3.2.1 | 20.3.2.1_927 | 18.4.6 | 20.1.2_937 | 20.4.1 | 20.3.2_928 | 20.3.2_929 | 20.4.1.0.1 | 20.3.2.1_930 | 19.2.4 | 20.4.1.1 | 20.3.3 | 19.2.4.0.1 | 20.3.2_937

1 vendor · 2 products

References

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