CVEvulnerability

CVE-2021-1441

6.7 MEDIUM Published 2021-03-24 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2021-03-24
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
6.7 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
6.7 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
7.2 HIGH — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weaknesses
CWE-78

Description

A vulnerability in the hardware initialization routines of Cisco IOS XE Software for Cisco 1100 Series Industrial Integrated Services Routers and Cisco ESR6300 Embedded Series Routers could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute unsigned code at system boot time. This vulnerability is due to incorrect validations of parameters passed to a diagnostic script that is executed when the device boots up. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by tampering with an executable file stored on a device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute unsigned code at boot time and bypass the software image verification check part of the secure boot process of an affected device. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker would need administrative level credentials (level 15) on the device.

Affected configurations

• cisco ios xe 3.15.1xbs • cisco ios xe 3.15.2xbs • cisco ios xe 16.9.1 • cisco ios xe 16.9.1c • cisco ios xe 16.10.1 • cisco ios xe 16.10.1e • cisco ios xe 16.11.1 • cisco ios xe 16.11.1c • cisco ios xe 16.11.1s • cisco ios xe 16.12.1 • cisco ios xe 16.12.1c • cisco ios xe 16.12.1s • cisco ios xe 16.12.1za • cisco ios xe 16.12.2 • cisco ios xe 16.12.2s • cisco ios xe 16.12.2t • cisco ios xe 16.12.3 • cisco ios xe 16.12.3s • cisco ios xe 16.12.4 • cisco ios xe 17.1.1 • cisco ios xe 17.1.1s • cisco ios xe 17.1.1t • cisco ios xe 17.1.2 • cisco ios xe 17.2.1 • cisco ios xe 17.2.1r • cisco ios xe 17.2.1v • cisco ios xe 17.2.3

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command weakness

References