CVE-2021-1260 Cisco SD-WAN Command Injection Vulnerabilities

High 8.1 Published 20 Jan 2021 Updated 12 Nov 2024

Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on Cisco SD-WAN devices via command injection vulnerabilities.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2021-1260?

CVE-2021-1260 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Cisco Catalyst Sd-Wan Manager, published on 20 Jan 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco SD-WAN products could allow an authenticated attacker to perform command injection attacks against an affected device, which could allow the attacker to take certain actions with root privileges on the device. For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory.

Weakness: CWE-77, CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-1260?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Cisco Catalyst Sd-Wan Manager, Cisco Sd-Wan Firmware, Cisco Sd-Wan Vbond Orchestrator, Cisco Sd-Wan Vsmart Controller Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2021-1260?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-1260 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2021-1260 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-1260 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Cisco Catalyst Sd-Wan Manager vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vfx8-ww4j-q638.