What is CVE-2021-1438?

CVE-2021-1438 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Wide Area Application Services (Waas), classified under Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-05-06.

How severe is CVE-2021-1438?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Cisco Wide Area Application Services (Waas)

CVE-2021-1438

A vulnerability in Cisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain access to sensitive information on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper input validation and a…

EPSS: 0.002 (15.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Cisco Wide Area Application Services (Waas) — versions n/a
Cisco Wide_area_application_services

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-668 — Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere

References

psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_CISCO, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-1438?: CVE-2021-1438 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Wide Area Application Services (Waas), classified under Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-05-06.
How severe is CVE-2021-1438?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.