CVE-2021-1370

Cisco IOS XR Software for Cisco 8000 Series Routers and Network Convergence System 540 Series Routers Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: February 4, 2021 at 04:40 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:31 AM UTC
7 products affected across 1 vendorIOS Xr82018202

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A vulnerability in a CLI command of Cisco IOS XR Software for the Cisco 8000 Series Routers and Network Convergence System 540 Series Routers running NCS540L software images could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate their privilege to root. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to have a valid account on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of command line arguments. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the device and entering a crafted command at the prompt. A successful exploit could allow an attacker with low-level privileges to escalate their privilege level to root.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 7.0.12v < 7.2.17.1.0 ≤ v < 7.2.1
Affected range stops below 7.0.12, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 7.2.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
cisco-8201 (environment) · cisco-8202 (environment) · cisco-8808 (environment) · cisco-8812 (environment) · cisco-8818 (environment) · cisco-ncs-540 (environment)
80%
All versions
80%
All versions
80%
All versions
80%
All versions
80%
All versions
All versions

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-78

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