VDB

CVE-2021-1578

CVE-2021-1578 PUBLISHED CVSS 8.800000190734863 HIGH

A vulnerability in an API endpoint of Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) and Cisco Cloud Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (Cloud APIC) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to elevate privileges to Administrator on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to an improper policy default setting. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using a non-privileged credential for Cisco ACI Multi-Site Orchestrator (MSO) to send a specific API request to a managed Cisco APIC or Cloud APIC device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to obtain Administrator credentials on the affected device.

EPSS 1.05% · 77.9th percentile

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.1
8.800000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
1.05%
77.9th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
ciscocloud_application_policy_infrastructure_controller5.0, *
CiscoCisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC)*
ciscoapplication_policy_infrastructure_controller5.0, 5.0\(2h\)

Exploit Intelligence

Timeline

  • Aug 25, 2021 CVE Published
  • Aug 26, 2021 EPSS Score
  • Oct 23, 2021 EPSS Score
  • Dec 20, 2021 EPSS Score
  • Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Feb 17, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Apr 1, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Apr 16, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Jun 13, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Oct 8, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Dec 5, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Feb 2, 2023 EPSS Score

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