CVE-2021-1578
HIGHCisco APIC/Cloud APIC - Privilege Escalation
Title source: llmDescription
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 authenticated, remote attacker to elevate privileges to Administrator on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to an improper policy default setting. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using a non-privileged credential for Cisco ACI Multi-Site Orchestrator (MSO) to send a specific API request to a managed Cisco APIC or Cloud APIC device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to obtain Administrator credentials on the affected device.
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.0105
EPSS Percentile
77.3%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Classification
CWE
CWE-755
CWE-636
Status
published
Affected Products (4)
cisco/application_policy_infrastructure_controller
< 5.1\(3e\)
cisco/application_policy_infrastructure_controller
cisco/cloud_application_policy_infrastructure_controller
< 5.1\(3e\)
cisco/cloud_application_policy_infrastructure_controller
Timeline
Published
Aug 25, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026