Cisco HyperFlex HX Installer Virtual Machine Command Injection Vulnerability

Cisco HyperFlex HX Installer Virtual Machine contains an insufficient input validation vulnerability which could allow an attacker to execute commands on an affected device as the root user.

cat cve-2021-1497.json

Vendor: Cisco
Product: HyperFlex HX
CVSS: 9.8
EPSS (exploit probability): 99.9%
Status: kev
CISA patch-by (BOD 22-01): November 17, 2021
Published: November 3, 2021
Source: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-1497

Cisco HyperFlex HX Installer Virtual Machine contains an insufficient input validation vulnerability which could allow an attacker to execute commands on an affected device as the root user.

Added to CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2021-11-03. Required action per CISA: Apply updates per vendor instructions. Due date: 2021-11-17.

This is an auto-synced KEV catalog record pending a full 0dayNews write-up — see CISA’s KEV catalog and the NVD record linked above for primary sources.