CVE-2021-1232: cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager Insufficiently Protected Credentials
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2021-1232 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerability in cisco catalyst_sd-wan_manager. EPSS estimates a 1.08% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 64.4% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 18-11-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 18-11-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco SD-WAN vManage Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to read arbitrary files on the underlying filesystem of an affected system. This vulnerability is due to insufficient access control for sensitive information that is written to an affected system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by accessing sensitive information that they are not authorized to access on an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to gain access to devices and other network management systems that they should not have access to.Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version- NVDNIST6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
1.08%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
64%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.08% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Cisco2 products
- catalyst_sd-wan_manager17.2.4 | 17.2.5 | 17.2.6 | 17.2.7 | 17.2.8 | 17.2.9 | 17.2.10 | 18.2.0 | 18.3.0 | 18.3.1 | 18.3.1.1 | 18.3.3 | 18.3.3.1 | 18.3.4 | 18.3.5 | 18.3.6 | 18.3.6.1 | 18.3.7 | 18.3.8 | 18.4.0 | 18.4.0.1 | 18.4.1 | 18.4.3 | 18.4.4 | 18.4.5 | 18.4.302 | 18.4.303 | 18.4.501_es | 19.0.0 | 19.0.1a | 19.1.0 | 19.2.0 | 19.2.1 | 19.2.2 | 19.2.3 | 19.2.31 | 19.2.097 | 19.2.098 | 19.2.099 | 19.2.929 | 19.3.0 | 20.1.1 | 20.1.1.1 | 20.1.2 | 20.1.12 | 20.3.1
- cisco catalyst sd-wan manager20.1.12 | 19.2.1 | 18.4.4 | 18.4.5 | 20.1.1.1 | 20.1.1 | 19.3.0 | 19.2.2 | 19.2.099 | 18.3.6 | 18.3.7 | 19.2.0 | 18.3.8 | 19.0.0 | 19.1.0 | 18.4.302 | 18.4.303 | 19.2.097 | 19.2.098 | 17.2.10 | 18.3.6.1 | 19.0.1a | 18.2.0 | 18.4.3 | 18.4.1 | 17.2.8 | 18.3.3.1 | 18.4.0 | 18.3.1 | 17.2.6 | 17.2.9 | 18.3.4 | 17.2.5 | 18.3.1.1 | 18.3.5 | 18.4.0.1 | 18.3.3 | 17.2.7 | 17.2.4 | 18.3.0 | 19.2.3 | 18.4.501_ES | 20.3.1 | 20.1.2 | 19.2.929 | 19.2.31
1 vendor · 2 products
References
4 links- sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/…Vendor Advisory
- sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/…Not Applicable
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