CVE-2021-1522

Cisco Connected Mobile Experiences Strong Authentication Requirements Enforcement Bypass

MEDIUM
4.3
CVSS Score
Published: August 4, 2021 at 05:20 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:31 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorConnected Mobile Experiences

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Severity
MEDIUM4.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A vulnerability in the change password API of Cisco Connected Mobile Experiences (CMX) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to alter their own password to a value that does not comply with the strong authentication requirements that are configured on an affected device. This vulnerability exists because a password policy check is incomplete at the time a password is changed at server side using the API. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted API request to the affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to change their own password to a value that does not comply with the configured strong authentication requirements.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

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SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

4.3MEDIUMcisco
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-255CWE-521

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