CVE-2021-1265

mediumpriority · track · 26OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.009 · 60 %ileEURUUS

grimoire priorityP3 · Track

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.93% (60th) EPSS

CVSS 4 · 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 configuration archive functionality of Cisco DNA Center could allow any privilege-level authenticated, remote attacker to obtain the full unmasked running configuration of managed devices. The vulnerability is due to the configuration archives files being stored in clear text, which can be retrieved by various API calls. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the device and executing a series of API calls. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to retrieve the full unmasked running configurations of managed devices.

remediations

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

A vendor fix is available.

FixedCisco Digital Network Architecture Center (DNA Center)cisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com

cvss

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

7.7

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4–7.7

v2.04mediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 8 · impact 2.9

v3.16.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 2.8 · impact 3.6

v3.07.7highCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:Nsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.07.7highCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:Nsecondary · psirt@cisco.com USexploitability 3.1 · impact 4

v3.07.7highCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:Nsecondary · Cisco PSIRT US

v3.17.7highAV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:Nsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.16mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/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-312USCWE-312US

affected products (4)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Cisco Cisco Digital Network Architecture Center (DNA Center)all versionscisco_csafUS
Cisco Cisco Digital Network Architecture Center (DNA Center)≤ n/aenisa_euvdEU
Cisco Systems Inc. Cisco DNA Center≤ 2.1.1.0fstec_bduRU
cisco catalyst center< 2.1.1.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

cisco-sa-dnacid-OfeeRjcnCisco DNA Center Information Disclosure Vulnerability2021-01-20csaf · cisco_csafUS
A vulnerability in the configuration archive functionality of Cisco DNA Center could allow any privilege-level authenticated, remote attacker to obtain the full unmasked running configuration of managed devices. The vulnerability is due to the configuration archives files being stored in clear text, which can be retrieved by various API calls. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the device and executing a series of API calls. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to retrieve the full unmasked running configurations of managed devices. 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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