Privilege escalation in Cisco Identity Services Engine Software

CVE-2021-1416

Multiple vulnerabilities in the Admin portal of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to obtain sensitive information. These vulnerabilities are due to improper enforcement of administrator privilege levels for sensitive data. An attacker with read-only administrator access to the Admin portal could exploit these vulnerabilities by browsing to one of the pages that contains sensitive data. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to collect sensitive information regarding the configuration of the system. For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory.

EPSS: 0.009 (55.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-1416?
CVE-2021-1416 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Identity Services Engine Software, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-02-17.
How severe is CVE-2021-1416?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.