Is CVE-2021-1612 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2021-1612 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2021-1612?

CVE-2021-1612 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2021-1612?

CVE-2021-1612 has an EPSS score of 0.25% (16th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2021-1612?

Upgrade sd-wan to 17.3.4 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-1612

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A vulnerability in the Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Software CLI could allow an authenticated, local attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on the local system. This vulnerability is due to improper access controls on files within the local file system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by placing a symbolic link in a specific location on the local file system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on an affected device.

CWE-61 CWE-59Link Following

How to fix

Remediation Available

sd-wanNVD

Affected:< 17.3.4Fixed in:17.3.4CVE-2021-1612derived from NVD

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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

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.25%probability of exploitation in 30 days

16thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 16% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

tools.cisco.com

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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.