CVE-2021-1505Network attack vector

Authenticated privilege escalation via unchecked web operations

Published May 6, 2021 · Updated Nov 8, 2024

Missing authorization in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager allows remote authenticated users to gain elevated privileges via crafted requests. The web-based management interface fails to perform authorization checks on certain operations and accepts crafted requests that invoke them. Exploitation requires cluster mode and an authenticated high-privileged account, and successful requests grant elevated privileges within the affected system.

CVSS severity9.1
Critical
EPSS probability1.63%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Missing authorization in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager allows remote authenticated users to gain elevated privileges via crafted requests. The web-based management interface fails to perform authorization checks on certain operations and accepts crafted requests that invoke them. Exploitation requires cluster mode and an authenticated high-privileged account, and successful requests grant elevated privileges within the affected system.

The record

CVE
CVE-2021-1505
Published
May 6, 2021
Updated
Nov 8, 2024
Vendor
ClamAV
Product
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager
Classifications
CWE-20, CWE-862, T1068
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 6, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 8, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=n/a

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

ClamAV · Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Managerversion=n/a

Published CVSS scores

8.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.1CiscoCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.5NIST NVDAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-20Improper Input Validation
CWE-862Missing Authorization
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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