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Cisco IOS XE Software for Catalyst 9000 Family Wireless Controllers CAPWAP Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE-2021-34770

A vulnerability in the Control and Provisioning of Wireless Access Points (CAPWAP) protocol processing of Cisco IOS XE Software for Cisco Catalyst 9000 Family Wireless Controllers could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges or cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to a logic error that occurs during the validation of CAPWAP packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted CAPWAP packet to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges or cause the affected device to crash and reload, resulting in a DoS condition.

No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
10.0
CRITICAL
Exploitability:3.9
Impact Score:6.1
EPSS Probability:2.87%
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Attack Surface
Authentication
Weaponization
SSVC Action

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Products & Versions

Vendor Product Affected Versions
Cisco Cisco IOS XE Software n/a (affected)

References & Technical Advisories

No reference links found.

Threat Intelligence Signals

EPSS Score
2.870%

Identity & Timeline

StatusPUBLISHED
Assigning AuthorityCisco Systems, Inc. · Hosted Service · USA
Reserved2021-06-15T00:00:00
Published2021-09-23T02:27:02
Patch Date2021-09-22
Last Updated2024-11-07T21:57:58

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