What is CVE-2021-1558?

CVE-2021-1558 is a vulnerability in Cisco DNA Spaces Connector that can allow an authenticated local attacker to elevate privileges and execute arbitrary commands as root.

What is the severity of CVE-2021-1558?

The severity of CVE-2021-1558 is high, with a CVSS score of 6.7.

How can an attacker exploit CVE-2021-1558?

An attacker can exploit CVE-2021-1558 by leveraging insufficient restrictions during the execution of affected CLI commands.

What is the affected software for CVE-2021-1558?

The affected software for CVE-2021-1558 is Cisco DNA Spaces Connector version up to 2.3.1.

Is there a fix available for CVE-2021-1558?

Yes, Cisco has provided a fix for CVE-2021-1558. Please refer to the Cisco Security Advisory for more information.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2021-1558

high

7.2

CWE

22/5/2021

8/11/2024

CVE-2021-1558: 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-2021-1558?
CVE-2021-1558 is a vulnerability in Cisco DNA Spaces Connector that can allow an authenticated local attacker to elevate privileges and execute arbitrary commands as root.
What is the severity of CVE-2021-1558?
The severity of CVE-2021-1558 is high, with a CVSS score of 6.7.
How can an attacker exploit CVE-2021-1558?
An attacker can exploit CVE-2021-1558 by leveraging insufficient restrictions during the execution of affected CLI commands.
What is the affected software for CVE-2021-1558?
The affected software for CVE-2021-1558 is Cisco DNA Spaces Connector version up to 2.3.1.
Is there a fix available for CVE-2021-1558?
Yes, Cisco has provided a fix for CVE-2021-1558. Please refer to the Cisco Security Advisory for more information.

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