What is CVE-2021-1584?

CVE-2021-1584 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Nx-os System Software In Aci Mode, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 6.0/10. Published 2021-08-25.

How severe is CVE-2021-1584?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.0 out of 10.

RCE in Cisco Nx-os System Software In Aci Mode

CVE-2021-1584

A vulnerability in Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Fabric Switches in Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) mode could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient…

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.001 (29.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Cisco Nx-os System Software In Aci Mode — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

20210825 Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Fabric Switches ACI Mode Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CISCO)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-1584?: CVE-2021-1584 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Nx-os System Software In Aci Mode, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 6.0/10. Published 2021-08-25.
How severe is CVE-2021-1584?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.0 out of 10.