CVE-2021-1497

CISA description

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.

Required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Notes & references

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-1497

Where this lands in 800-53

Vulnerability data triggers these controls during assessment and continuous monitoring.

• RA-5 · Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning
• SI-2 · Flaw Remediation
• CM-6 · Configuration Settings
• SI-7 · Software, Firmware, and Information Integrity
• CM-8 · System Component Inventory

External lookups

• NVD · CVE-2021-1497
• CVE.org · CVE-2021-1497
• CISA KEV catalog (canonical)