Privilege escalation in Cisco Catalyst Center
CVE-2021-1303
A vulnerability in the user management roles of Cisco DNA Center could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute unauthorized commands on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper enforcement of actions for assigned user roles. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating as a user with an Observer role and executing commands on the affected device. A successful exploit could allow a user with the Observer role to execute commands to view diagnostic information of the devices that Cisco DNA Center manages.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.014 (72.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 73rd percentile — 72.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: +0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-dnac-pri… (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-1303?
- CVE-2021-1303 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Catalyst Center, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-01-20.
- How severe is CVE-2021-1303?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.