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CVE-2021-27853

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-27853 describes a medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 4.7) affecting Layer 2 network filtering capabilities, including those in Cisco, IEEE, and IETF products. Attackers can bypass IPv6 RA guard or ARP inspection by manipulating VLAN 0 and LLC/SNAP headers, leading to potential information disclosure (I:L) and allowing for denial-of-service or man-in-the-middle attacks. While not actively exploited (KEV: No) and lacking public exploit code, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness within the cybersecurity landscape.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 802.2h-1997CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ieee:ieee_802.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= d1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ietf:p802.1q:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
15.5\(01.01.85\)sy07CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:catalyst_6503-e_firmware:15.5\(01.01.85\)sy07:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
15.5\(01.01.85\)sy07CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:catalyst_6504-e_firmware:15.5\(01.01.85\)sy07:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
15.5\(01.01.85\)sy07CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:catalyst_6506-e_firmware:15.5\(01.01.85\)sy07:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

4.7MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
1.4
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.71%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
49.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0071 is in the 78th percentile among its peer group of 1,802 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2021-27853Moderate

kernel: layer 2 network filtering capabilities bypass

Sep 27, 2021

References

kb.cert.org / vuls/id/855201
blog.champtar.fr / VLAN0_LLC_SNAP
ExploitThird Party Advisory
datatracker.ietf.org / doc/draft-ietf-v6ops-ra-guard/08
Technical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/855201
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
standards.ieee.org / ieee/802.1Q/10323
Vendor Advisory
standards.ieee.org / ieee/802.2/1048
Vendor Advisory
tools.cisco.com / security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-VU855201-J3z8CKTX
Third Party Advisory