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CVE-2021-1580

Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Command Injection and File Upload Vulnerabilities

HIGH
7.2
CVSS Score
Published: August 25, 2021 at 07:10 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:32 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorApplication Policy Infrastructure ControllerCloud Application Policy Infrastructure Controller

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Severity
HIGH7.2
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities in the web UI and API endpoints of Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) or Cisco Cloud APIC could allow a remote attacker to perform a command injection or file upload attack on an affected system. For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory.

Affected

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

Application Policy Infrastructure Controller· Cisco
95%
v < 3.2(10e)4.0 ≤ v < 4.2(6h)5.0 ≤ v < 5.1(3e)
Affected range stops below 3.2(10e), so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.2(6h), so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.1(3e), so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Cloud Application Policy Infrastructure Controller· Cisco
95%
v < 3.2(10e)4.0 ≤ v < 4.2(6h)5.0 ≤ v < 5.1(3e)
Affected range stops below 3.2(10e), so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.2(6h), so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.1(3e), so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_CISCOPatch
Source: [email protected]
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-capic-mdvul-HBsJBuvW

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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

CVSS

7.2HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-284CWE-77

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