CVE-2021-40123

Cisco Identity Services Engine File Download Vulnerability

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: October 21, 2021 at 02:50 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:06 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorIdentity Services Engine

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.8%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with administrative read-only privileges to download files that should be restricted. This vulnerability is due to incorrect permissions settings on an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to the device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to download files that should be restricted.

Affected

Remediation

No guide yet

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SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-266CWE-276

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