Privilege escalation in Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem
CVE-2021-34766
A vulnerability in the web UI of Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem (SSM On-Prem) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to elevate privileges and create, read, update, or delete records and settings in multiple functions. This vulnerability is due to insufficient authorization of the System User and System Operator role capabilities. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by directly accessing a web resource. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to create, read, update, or delete records and settings in multiple functions without the necessary permissions on the web UI.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.010 (60.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 61st percentile — 60.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ssm-priv… (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-34766?
- CVE-2021-34766 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2021-10-06.
- How severe is CVE-2021-34766?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.