CVE-2021-1392

HIGH

Cisco Ios - Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Title source: rule

Description

A vulnerability in the CLI command permissions of Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to retrieve the password for Common Industrial Protocol (CIP) and then remotely configure the device as an administrative user. This vulnerability exists because incorrect permissions are associated with the show cip security CLI command. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by issuing the command to retrieve the password for CIP on an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to reconfigure the device.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0003
EPSS Percentile 8.4%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-522
Status published

Affected Products (50)

cisco/ios
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... and 35 more

Timeline

Published Mar 24, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026