NVD

CVE-2021-1583 Detail

Modified

This vulnerability has been modified since it was last analyzed by the NVD. It is awaiting reanalysis which may result in further changes to the information provided.

Description

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.

Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

N/A

NVD assessment not yet provided.

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

CNA: Cisco Systems, Inc.

Base Score: 4.4 MEDIUM

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 2.1 LOW

Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

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Hyperlink	Resource
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-naci-afr-UtjfO2D7	Patch Vendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
NVD-CWE-Other	Other	NIST
CWE-284	Improper Access Control	Cisco Systems, Inc.

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Change History

4 change records found show changes

Initial Analysis by NIST 9/02/2021 4:41:17 PM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	CPE Configuration		Record truncated, showing 500 of 2437 characters. View Entire Change Record AND OR cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:14.2\(7f\)::::::: OR cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9000:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9000v:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_92160yc-x:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_92300yc:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_92304qc:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_92348gc-x:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9236c:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9
Added	CVSS V2		NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Added	CVSS V3.1		NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Added	CWE		NIST CWE-863
Changed	Reference Type	https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-naci-afr-UtjfO2D7 No Types Assigned	https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-naci-afr-UtjfO2D7 Patch, Vendor Advisory

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2021-1583
NVD Published Date:
08/25/2021
NVD Last Modified:
11/06/2023
Source:
Cisco Systems, Inc.

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