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01 Record

CVE-2021-1391

Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: cisco
CNA base score5.1 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N

02 Description

Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
SSVC decision
  • ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
  • AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
  • Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.
EPSS probability
0.31% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 24.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
6.7 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2021-03-24 20:07Z5 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-11-08 23:32Z1 YR AGO
Reserved
2020-11-13
Assigning CNA
cisco
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Medium (CVSS 5.1)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
Weaknesses
Data version
5.1
Document digest
3d447d10b33a070de9a89aaa4c82fb0af53768c4c1e8e89d08542e7804753d0e

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
CiscoCisco IOSNot specified—

06 References