Cisco Security Advisory - Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Software Path Traversal Vulnerability

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Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Software Path Traversal Vulnerability

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to conduct path traversal attacks and obtain read access to sensitive files on an affected system.

This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted request to an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to view arbitrary files on the affected system.

Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.

This advisory is available at the following link:
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-iosxe-sdwpathtrav-nsrue2Mt

     
         
Security Impact Rating:  Medium
   
   
       
CVE: CVE-2021-1436
Source: Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Software Path Traversal Vulnerability