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Status published
High
CVE-2021-1540
Cisco ASR 5000 Series Software Authorization Bypass Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Description
Multiple vulnerabilities in the authorization process of Cisco ASR 5000 Series Software (StarOS) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to bypass authorization and execute a subset of CLI commands on an affected device. For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Cisco ASR 5000 Series Software
Vulnerable Versions:
Unknown
Timeline
Official Publish:
June 4th, 2021
Last Modified:
November 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H