CVE-2021-1577
moderate-risk
Published 2021-08-25
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 unauthenticated, remote attacker to read or write arbitrary files on an affected system. This vulnerability is due to improper access control. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using a specific API endpoint to upload a file to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to read or write arbitrary files on an affected device.
Do I need to act?
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0.73% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
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9
CVSS 9.1/10
Critical
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (2)
Cloud Application Policy Infrastructure Controller
Affected Vendors
References (2)
40
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
31/34 · Critical
Exploitability
2/34 · Minimal
Exposure
7/34 · Low