Vulnerability · Published Mar 24, 2021 · Assigned by cisco

CVE-2021-1381Cisco IOS XE Software Active Debug Code Vulnerability

Medium 6.1

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Cisco IOS XE Software from Cisco. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 20% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.1Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 79.8% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A vulnerability in Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker with high privileges or an unauthenticated attacker with physical access to the device to open a debugging console. The vulnerability is due to insufficient command authorization restrictions. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by running commands on the hardware platform to open a debugging console. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access a debugging console.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Cisco	Cisco IOS XE Software	n/a

Weakness: CWE-489 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

References

20210324 Cisco IOS XE Software Active Debug Code Vulnerability vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CISCO