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CVE-2021-1497 on CISA KEV

Multiple vulnerabilities in the web-based management interface of Cisco HyperFlex HX could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to perform command injection attacks against an affected device. For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this

CISA KEV — Actively Exploited

Cisco HyperFlex HX Installer Virtual Machine Command Injection Vulnerability

Vendor / Product
— / Cisco / HyperFlex HX
Added to KEV
2021-11-03
BOD 22-01 due
2021-11-17
Ransomware use
Unknown
CVSS / EPSS
9.8 CRITICAL · EPSS 94.36%

01What CISA says about this vulnerability

Multiple vulnerabilities in the web-based management interface of Cisco HyperFlex HX could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to perform command injection attacks against an affected device. For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory.

02Required action — verbatim from CISA

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

03Notes & references

04SARA's analyst layer — why this matters

This vulnerability is currently on the CISA KEV list, which CISA only adds CVEs to when there is reliable evidence of active exploitation in the wild. For federal civilian agencies, BOD 22-01 requires remediation by the due date above. For everyone else, KEV is the strongest "patch immediately" signal you can get from public threat intel.

05Affected products (summary)

VendorProductVersions
CiscoCisco HyperFlex HX Data Platformn/a

06Detection

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