What is CVE-2021-1583?

CVE-2021-1583 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Nx-Os System Software In Aci Mode, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2021-08-25.

How severe is CVE-2021-1583?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Cisco Nx-Os System Software In Aci Mode

CVE-2021-1583

A vulnerability in the fabric infrastructure file system access control of Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Fabric Switches in Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) mode could allow an authenticated, local attacker to read arbitrary files on an affected system. This vulnerability is due to improper access control. An attacker with Administrator privileges could exploit this vulnerability by executing a specific vulnerable command on an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to read arbitrary files on the file system of the affected device.

EPSS: 0.002 (12.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-1583?: CVE-2021-1583 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Nx-Os System Software In Aci Mode, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2021-08-25.
How severe is CVE-2021-1583?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.