Is CVE-2021-1529 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2021-1529 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2021-1529?

CVE-2021-1529 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2021-1529?

CVE-2021-1529 has an EPSS score of 0.30% (22th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2021-1529?

Upgrade ios xe to 17.5.1a or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-1529

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation by the system CLI. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to an affected device and submitting crafted input to the system CLI. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute commands on the underlying operating system with root privileges.

CWE-78OS Command Injection

How to fix

Remediation Available

ios xeNVD

Affected:>= 17.5, < 17.5.1aFixed in:17.5.1aCVE-2021-1529derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.30%probability of exploitation in 30 days

22ndpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 22% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

tools.cisco.com

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CVE-2020-8515	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.