CVE-2021-1535
Published: 06 May 2021
Summary
CVE-2021-1535 is a medium-severity Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere (CWE-497) vulnerability in Cisco Sd-Wan Vmanage. Its CVSS base score is 5.3 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 45.7% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2021-7002
Vulnerability details
A vulnerability in the cluster management interface of Cisco SD-WAN vManage Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to view sensitive information on an affected system. To be affected by this vulnerability, the Cisco SD-WAN vManage Software must be in…
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cluster mode. This vulnerability is due to the absence of authentication for sensitive information in the cluster management interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted request to the cluster management interface of an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to allow the attacker to view sensitive information on the affected system.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Ongoing reviews detect and remove sensitive system information before it reaches publicly accessible systems.
Employs detection to prevent unauthorized mining of sensitive system information from being exfiltrated to external control spheres.
Documenting where system information is processed and stored prevents exposure to unauthorized control spheres.
The control stops sensitive system information from crossing into unauthorized control spheres through EM emanations.
Authorization and minimization requirements keep PII out of test/research control spheres that often lack production-grade protections.
Documented categorization of system information reduces the chance that sensitive internals are left exposed to unauthorized spheres.
System information is concealed or replaced with decoys, reducing leakage to unauthorized observers.
Ensures sensitive system information is not disclosed outside the intended control sphere through error output.