Cisco Security Advisory - Cisco SD-WAN Software Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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Cisco SD-WAN Software Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco SD-WAN Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain elevated privileges on an affected system.
 
This vulnerability exists because the affected software does not properly restrict access to privileged processes. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by invoking a privileged process in the affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to perform actions with the privileges of the root user.
 
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-sd-wan-fuErCWwF

     
         
Security Impact Rating:  High
   
   
       
CVE: CVE-2021-1528
Source: Cisco SD-WAN Software Privilege Escalation Vulnerability