CVE-2021-1583 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2021-1583

Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Fabric Switches ACI Mode Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability

Vulnerability Description

A vulnerability in the fabric infrastructure file system access control of Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Fabric Switches in Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) mode could allow an authenticated, local attacker to read arbitrary files on an affected system. This vulnerability is due to improper access control. An attacker with Administrator privileges could exploit this vulnerability by executing a specific vulnerable command on an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to read arbitrary files on the file system of the affected device.

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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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Cisco NX-OS System Software in ACI Mode
Vulnerable Versions:
Unknown

Timeline

Official Publish: August 25th, 2021
Last Modified: November 7th, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)