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CVE-2021-34746

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 17.66% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2021-09-02 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. It affects Cisco. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. Its EPSS score suggests a 17.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It may be remotely exploitable.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
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GitHub PoC Links

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CVE
CVE-2021-34746
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
17.66%
Cisco

Original NVD Description

A vulnerability in the TACACS+ authentication, authorization and accounting (AAA) feature of Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software (NFVIS) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication and log in to an affected device as an administrator. This vulnerability is due to incomplete validation of user-supplied input that is passed to an authentication script. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by injecting parameters into an authentication request. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass authentication and log in as an administrator to the affected device.

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