CVE-2021-1235

mediumpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.003 · 24 %ileEURUUS

grimoire priorityP3 · Track

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.31% (24th) EPSS

CVSS 4.9 · medium

Is it mine?

4 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

5 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cisco_csaf

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco SD-WAN vManage Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to read sensitive database files on an affected system. The vulnerability is due to insufficient user authorization. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by accessing the vshell of an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to read database files from the filesystem of the underlying operating system.

remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

FixedCisco Catalyst SD-WAN Managercisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

5.5

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v2.04.9mediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 6.9

v3.15.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.8 · impact 3.6

v3.05.5mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.05.5mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nsecondary · psirt@cisco.com USexploitability 1.8 · impact 3.6

v3.05.5mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nsecondary · Cisco PSIRT US

v3.15.5mediumAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.15.1mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Trackcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-497USCWE-497US

affected products (4)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Cisco Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Managerall versionscisco_csafUS
Cisco Cisco SD-WAN vManage≤ n/aenisa_euvdEU
Cisco Systems Inc. Cisco SD-WAN≤ 19.2.3fstec_bduRU
cisco sd-wan vmanage< 19.2.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:sd-wan_vmanage:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

cisco-sa-sdwan-vinfdis-MC8L58djCisco SD-WAN vManage Information Disclosure Vulnerability2021-01-20csaf · cisco_csafUS
A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco SD-WAN vManage Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to read sensitive database files on an affected system. The vulnerability is due to insufficient user authorization. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by accessing the vshell of an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to read database files from the filesystem of the underlying operating system. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.

also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu cisco_csaf nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2021-01-20modified 2026-06-17

references (5)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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