VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2021-1435

CVSS score7.2 HIGH
EPSS probability8.54%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2021-03-24
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

A vulnerability in the web UI of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to inject arbitrary commands that can be executed as the root user. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted request to the web UI of an affected device with arbitrary commands injected into a portion of the request. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands as the root user.

Weakness classification

  • psirt@cisco.com: CWE-22

Primary references