CVE-2021-1497

unknown KEV

Published 2021-11-03 · Modified 2021-11-03

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

2.5

Description

Cisco HyperFlex HX Installer Virtual Machine contains an insufficient input validation vulnerability which could allow an attacker to execute commands on an affected device as the root user.

CISA KEV

Vendor: Cisco
Product: HyperFlex HX
Due date: 2021-11-17

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

99%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

Metasploit modules

exploit_linux/http/cisco_hyperflex_hx_data_platform_cmd_exec rank 600

Cisco HyperFlex HX Data Platform Command Execution

Source code queued for fetch — refresh in a moment.

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-1497

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.