CVE-2021-1480 Cisco SD-WAN vManage Software Vulnerabilities
Unauthenticated remote attackers can execute arbitrary code, while local attackers can escalate privileges in Cisco SD-WAN vManage.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-1480?
CVE-2021-1480 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Cisco Catalyst Sd-Wan Manager, published on 8 Apr 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco SD-WAN vManage Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain escalated privileges on an affected system. For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-1480?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Cisco Catalyst Sd-Wan Manager, Cisco Sd-Wan Vmanage.
How do I fix CVE-2021-1480?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-1480 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2021-1480 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-1480 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Catalyst Sd-Wan Manager
- CVE-2026-20182 Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller Authentication Bypass
- CVE-2026-20127 Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller and Manager Authentication Bypass
- CVE-2026-76504 Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Hex Encoding
- CVE-2026-20245 Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output
- CVE-2022-20775 Cisco SD-WAN Path Traversal
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jcjp-wq4w-2hxj.