CVE-2021-1384 Information
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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.
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Reference
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-iox-cmdinj-RkSURGHG https://github.com/orangecertcc/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-h332-fj6p-2232
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction Required
HIGH
Scope
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
UNCHANGED
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Base Score
HIGH
Base Severity
7.2