Incorrect Privilege Assignment in Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) - CVE-2021-1594
Published: October 7, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU57109
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1594
CWE-ID: CWE-266
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient input validation for specific API endpoints. A remote attacker in a man-in-the-middle position can run arbitrary commands with root privileges on the underlying operating system.
Affected software
Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)
How to mitigate CVE-2021-1594
Install updates from vendor's website.
Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) - addressed in versions 2.6P10, 2.7P5, 3.1