CVE-2021-1384

Cisco IOx for IOS XE Software Command Injection Vulnerability

Published Mar 24, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 35.4% KEV · Not listed
Description
A vulnerability in Cisco IOx application hosting environment of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to inject commands into the underlying operating system as the root user. This vulnerability is due to incomplete validation of fields in the application packages loaded onto IOx. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by creating a crafted application .tar file and loading it onto the device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to perform command injection into the underlying operating system as the root user.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
cisco
Published
Updated
Nov 8, 2024, 5:54 PM
Reserved
Nov 13, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 24, 2021, 8:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:31 AM