What is CVE-2021-1396?

CVE-2021-1396 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Cisco Application_policy_infrastructure_controller, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-02-24.

How severe is CVE-2021-1396?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Cisco Application_policy_infrastructure_controller

CVE-2021-1396

Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco Application Services Engine could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to gain privileged access to host-level operations or to learn device-specific information, create diagnostic files, and make lim…

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.010 (59.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Cisco Application_policy_infrastructure_controller — versions 1.1.3
Cisco Application_services_engine
Cisco Application Services Engine Software — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

References

psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_CISCO, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-1396?: CVE-2021-1396 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Cisco Application_policy_infrastructure_controller, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-02-24.
How severe is CVE-2021-1396?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.