Vulnerability Details : CVE-2021-1583
A vulnerability in the fabric infrastructure file system access control of Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Fabric Switches in Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) mode could allow an authenticated, local attacker to read arbitrary files on an affected system. This vulnerability is due to improper access control. An attacker with Administrator privileges could exploit this vulnerability by executing a specific vulnerable command on an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to read arbitrary files on the file system of the affected device.
Vulnerability category: BypassGain privilege
Products affected by CVE-2021-1583
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:14.2\(7f\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-1583
0.04%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 6 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2021-1583
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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2.1
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LOW | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
3.9
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2.9
|
NIST | |
4.4
|
MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
0.8
|
3.6
|
Cisco Systems, Inc. | |
4.4
|
MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
0.8
|
3.6
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2021-1583
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The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.Assigned by: ykramarz@cisco.com (Secondary)
References for CVE-2021-1583
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https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-naci-afr-UtjfO2D7
Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Fabric Switches ACI Mode Arbitrary File Read VulnerabilityPatch;Vendor Advisory
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