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Rewterz Threat Advisory – CVE-2021-1497 – Cisco HyperFlex Vulnerability Expliot in the Wild

Severity

High

Analysis Summary

CVE-2021-1497

Cisco HyperFlex HX Installer Virtual Machine could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system, caused by improper validation of input in the Web-based management interface. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to inject and execute arbitrary commands on the device with root privileges.

Impact

Command Execution

Indicators Of Compromise

CVE

  • CVE-2021-1497

Affected Vendors

Cisco

Affected Products

  • Cisco HyperFlex HX Installer Virtual Machine 4.0
  • Cisco HyperFlex HX Installer Virtual Machine 4.5

Remediation

Refer to Cisco Security Advisory for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information.

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