What is CVE-2021-1449?

CVE-2021-1449 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Aironet Access Point Software, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2021-03-24.

How severe is CVE-2021-1449?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Cisco Aironet Access Point Software

CVE-2021-1449

A vulnerability in the boot logic of Cisco Access Points Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute unsigned code at boot time. The vulnerability is due to an improper check that is performed by the area of code that…

EPSS: 0.000 (14.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Cisco Aironet Access Point Software — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

20210324 Cisco Access Point Software Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CISCO)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-1449?: CVE-2021-1449 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Aironet Access Point Software, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2021-03-24.
How severe is CVE-2021-1449?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.