CVE-2021-1528 Cisco SD-WAN Software Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

High 7.8 Published 4 Jun 2021 Updated 7 Nov 2024

An authenticated local attacker can gain root privileges by invoking a privileged process in Cisco SD-WAN Software.

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-2021-1528?

CVE-2021-1528 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Catalyst Sd-Wan Manager, published on 4 Jun 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco SD-WAN Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain elevated privileges on an affected system. This vulnerability exists because the affected software does not properly restrict access to privileged processes. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by invoking a privileged process in the affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to perform actions with the privileges of the root user.

Weakness: CWE-250

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-1528?

It affects 11 products.

Products include Cisco Catalyst Sd-Wan Manager, Cisco Sd-Wan Vbond Orchestrator, Cisco Vedge 1000 Firmware, Cisco Vedge 100 Firmware, Cisco Vedge 100b Firmware, Cisco Vedge 100m Firmware and 5 more.

How do I fix CVE-2021-1528?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-1528 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-1528 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-1528 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Cisco Catalyst Sd-Wan Manager vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cpmx-5wrq-wv6m.