Vulnerability in Cisco Catalyst Sd-Wan Manager
CVE-2021-1491
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco SD-WAN vManage Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to read arbitrary files on the underlying file system of the device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient file scope limiting. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by creating a specific file reference on the file system and then accessing it through the web-based management interface. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to read arbitrary files from the file system of the underlying operating system.Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.013 (70.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 70th percentile — 70.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Cisco Catalyst Sd-Wan Manager — versions 17.2.4, 17.2.5, 17.2.6
- Cisco Catalyst Sd-Wan Manager — versions 20.1.12, 19.2.1, 18.4.4
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-1491?
- CVE-2021-1491 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Catalyst Sd-Wan Manager, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-11-15.
- How severe is CVE-2021-1491?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.