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CVE-2021-1145: A vulnerability in the Secure FTP (SFTP) of Cisco StarOS for Cisco ASR 5000 Series Routers could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to read arbitrary files on an affected device. To exploit th...

CVE-2021-1145 · published 5 years ago
Summary

A vulnerability in the Secure FTP (SFTP) of Cisco StarOS for Cisco ASR 5000 Series Routers could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to read arbitrary files on an affected device. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker would need to have valid credentials on the affected device. The vulnera...

What to do
  • Update cisco staros to version 21.19.7 or later.
Affected software
VendorProductAffected versions
cisco staros < 21.19.7
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:staros:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Original advisory text
A vulnerability in the Secure FTP (SFTP) of Cisco StarOS for Cisco ASR 5000 Series Routers could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to read arbitrary files on an affected device. To exploit th...
A vulnerability in the Secure FTP (SFTP) of Cisco StarOS for Cisco ASR 5000 Series Routers could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to read arbitrary files on an affected device. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker would need to have valid credentials on the affected device. The vulnerability is due to insecure handling of symbolic links. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted SFTP command to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to read arbitrary files on the affected device.
Fix within
Internet-facing 60 days
Internal At next upgrade
  • Not known to be exploited
  • Needs hands-on effort to exploit
  • Gives an attacker partial control
Severity
6.5 Medium
Exploitation
1% chance of attack within 30 days
Type
CWE-61UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following
CWE-59Link Following
Timeline
Published13 Jan 2021
Updated4 Nov 2026
First seen29 Sep 2026
Sources
CVE-2021-1145 · NVD
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