What is CVE-2021-1557?

CVE-2021-1557 is a vulnerability in Cisco DNA Spaces Connector that allows an authenticated local attacker to elevate privileges and execute arbitrary commands as root.

How severe is CVE-2021-1557?

CVE-2021-1557 has a severity rating of 6.7, which is considered high.

What is the affected software for CVE-2021-1557?

The affected software for CVE-2021-1557 is Cisco DNA Spaces Connector up to version 2.3.1.

What is the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) ID for CVE-2021-1557?

The Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) ID for CVE-2021-1557 is CWE-78.

How do I fix CVE-2021-1557?

To fix CVE-2021-1557, it is recommended to update Cisco DNA Spaces Connector to a version beyond 2.3.1.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2021-1557

high

7.2

CWE

22/5/2021

8/11/2024

CVE-2021-1557: Cisco DNA Spaces Connector Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities

First published: Sat May 22 2021(Updated: )

Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco DNA Spaces Connector could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges and execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system as root. These vulnerabilities are due to insufficient restrictions during the execution of affected CLI commands. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by leveraging the insufficient restrictions during execution of these commands. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to elevate privileges from dnasadmin and execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system as root.

Credit: ykramarz@cisco.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Cisco Dna Spaces\	<2.3.1

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Reference Links

https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-dnasp-conn-prvesc-q6T6BzW

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2021-1557?
CVE-2021-1557 is a vulnerability in Cisco DNA Spaces Connector that allows an authenticated local attacker to elevate privileges and execute arbitrary commands as root.
How severe is CVE-2021-1557?
CVE-2021-1557 has a severity rating of 6.7, which is considered high.
What is the affected software for CVE-2021-1557?
The affected software for CVE-2021-1557 is Cisco DNA Spaces Connector up to version 2.3.1.
What is the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) ID for CVE-2021-1557?
The Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) ID for CVE-2021-1557 is CWE-78.
How do I fix CVE-2021-1557?
To fix CVE-2021-1557, it is recommended to update Cisco DNA Spaces Connector to a version beyond 2.3.1.

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