CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-1614

MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

A vulnerability in the Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) packet handling function of Cisco SD-WAN Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to gain access to information stored in MPLS buffer memory. This vulnerability is due to insufficient handling of malformed MPLS packets that are processed by a device that is running Cisco SD-WAN Software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted MPLS packet to an affected device that is running Cisco SD-WAN Software or Cisco SD-WAN vManage Software. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to gain unauthorized access to sensitive information.

How to fix

Remediation Available
sd-wanNVD
Affected:>= 20.5, < 20.5.1Fixed in:20.5.1CVE-2021-1614derived 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 VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.19%probability of exploitation in 30 days
65thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 65% of all known CVEs.

References

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2023-49285High8.689%-Fix
CVE-2017-7668High7.557%-Fix
CVE-2017-7679Critical9.839%-Fix
CVE-2025-21277High7.538%-Fix
CVE-2024-38071High7.536%-Fix
CVE-2009-2495Medium6.534%--

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2021-1614?

Upgrade sd-wan to 20.5.1 or later.

Is CVE-2021-1614 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2021-1614 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 1.2% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 65% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2021-1614?

CVE-2021-1614 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2021-1614 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for sd-wan (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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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.