RCE in Cisco Catalyst Center
CVE-2021-1264
A vulnerability in the Command Runner tool of Cisco DNA Center could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to perform a command injection attack. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation by the Command Runner tool. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by providing crafted input during command execution or via a crafted command runner API call. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary CLI commands on devices managed by Cisco DNA Center.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
EPSS: 0.037 (88.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.6 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_CISCO, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-1264?
- CVE-2021-1264 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Cisco Catalyst Center, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2021-01-20.
- How severe is CVE-2021-1264?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.