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title: "CVE-2021-1473: Cisco Small Business RV Series Routers… | CubePath"
description: "Multiple vulnerabilities exist in the web-based management interface of Cisco Small Business RV Series Routers. A remote attacker could execute arbitrary…"
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source: https://cubepath.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-1473
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# CVE-2021-1473: Cisco Small Business RV Series Routers… | CubePath

## Description

Multiple vulnerabilities exist in the web-based management interface of Cisco Small Business RV Series Routers. A remote attacker could execute arbitrary commands or bypass authentication and upload files on an affected device. For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory.

Official description from the CVE record, published by cisco. Copyright © 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CVE license. [View the record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-1473)

## Key data

### CVSS 3.1 Medium 5.3

Score published by cisco in the CVE record.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

| Metric                 | Value     | What it means                                                                       |
| ---------------------- | --------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Attack vector          | Network   | The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet. |
| Attack complexity      | Low       | No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will.               |
| Privileges required    | None      | No account or privileges are needed.                                                |
| User interaction       | None      | No action from any user is needed.                                                  |
| Scope                  | Unchanged | The impact stays within the vulnerable component.                                   |
| Confidentiality impact | None      | No effect on the secrecy of data.                                                   |
| Integrity impact       | Low       | Limited effect on the trustworthiness of data.                                      |
| Availability impact    | None      | No effect on availability.                                                          |

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### EPSS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.

Score

0.64407 (64.4% probability)

Percentile

99.2%

Scores of

Nov 10, 2026

Model

v2026.06.15

### CISA assessment as of Nov 8, 2024

Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC) decision points added by CISA.

Exploitation

Public proof of concept recorded by CISA

Automatable

yes

Technical impact

partial

### Weakness (CWE)

CWE catalog version 5.0.

CWE names: Copyright © 2006-2026, The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CWE license.

- [CWE-119](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/119.html) Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

## Affected products

Products listed in the CVE record, as the CNA published them.

- Cisco Small Business RV Series Router Firmware

  - affected: n/a

## References

Links listed in the CVE record. They lead to other sites, which CubePath does not control.

- [20210407 Cisco Small Business RV Series Routers Vulnerabilities](https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sb-rv-bypass-inject-Rbhgvfdx)  (tools.cisco.com) vendor-advisory
- [20210419 \[CVE-2021-1472/CVE-2021-1473\] Cisco RV Series Authentication Bypass and Remote Command Execution](http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Apr/39)  (seclists.org) mailing-list
- [packetstormsecurity.com/files/162238/Cisco-RV-Authenticatio…](http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162238/Cisco-RV-Authentication-Bypass-Code-Execution.html)

## Timeline

1. ID reserved Nov 13, 2020
2. Record published Apr 8, 2021
3. Record last updated Nov 8, 2024

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## About CubePath

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