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CVE-2021-1433

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  • Published2021-03-24
  • WeaknessCWE-119

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Description

A vulnerability in the vDaemon process in Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a buffer overflow on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient bounds checking when the device processes traffic. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted traffic to the device. The attacker must have a man-in-the-middle position between Cisco vManage and an associated device that is running an affected version of Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Software. An exploit could allow the attacker to conduct a controllable buffer overflow attack (and possibly execute arbitrary commands as the root user) or cause a device reload, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2021-03-2420:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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Versions per branch

NVD
Cisco ios xe
BranchAffectedFixed in
3.15= 3.15.1xbsno fix published
3.15= 3.15.2xbsno fix published
16.12= 16.12.1no fix published
16.12= 16.12.1ano fix published
16.12= 16.12.1cno fix published
16.12= 16.12.1sno fix published
16.12= 16.12.1tno fix published
16.12= 16.12.1wno fix published
16.12= 16.12.1xno fix published
16.12= 16.12.1yno fix published
16.12= 16.12.1zno fix published
16.12= 16.12.1zano fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionnone2024-11-08
  • OpenCVESSVC decisionnone—
  • CNACVSS 3.18.1read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 3.18.1read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.09.3read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-119read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score2.3 %2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2021-03-24
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-1433?

A vulnerability in the vDaemon process in Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a buffer overflow on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient bounds checking when the device processes traffic. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted traffic to the device. The attacker must have a man-in-the-middle position between Cisco vManage and an associated device that is running an affected version of Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Software. An exploit could allow the attacker to conduct a controllable buffer overflow attack (and possibly execute arbitrary commands as the root user) or cause a device reload, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition.

Is CVE-2021-1433 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2021-1433 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 2.3% on 2026-10-23, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2021-1433?

CVE-2021-1433 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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