CVE-2021-1303

mediumpriority · track · 35EPSS 0.014 · 73 %ileEURUUS

grimoire priorityP3 · Track

Exploitable?

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no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

1.42% (73rd) EPSS

CVSS 6.5 · 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 user management roles of Cisco DNA Center could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute unauthorized commands on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper enforcement of actions for assigned user roles. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating as a user with an Observer role and executing commands on the affected device. A successful exploit could allow a user with the Observer role to execute commands to view diagnostic information of the devices that Cisco DNA Center manages.

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.

8.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.3–8.8

v2.06.5mediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:Pprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 8 · impact 6.4

v3.18.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 2.8 · impact 5.9

v3.04.3mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:Nsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.04.3mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:Nsecondary · psirt@cisco.com USexploitability 2.8 · impact 1.4

v3.04.3mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:Nsecondary · Cisco PSIRT US

v3.14.3mediumAV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:Nsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.18.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/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-266USCWE-266US

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≤ 2.1.2.0fstec_bduRU
cisco catalyst center< 2.1.2.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

cisco-sa-dnac-privesc-6qjA3hVhCisco DNA Center Privilege Escalation Vulnerability2021-01-20csaf · cisco_csafUS
A vulnerability in the user management roles of Cisco DNA Center could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute unauthorized commands on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper enforcement of actions for assigned user roles. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating as a user with an Observer role and executing commands on the affected device. A successful exploit could allow a user with the Observer role to execute commands to view diagnostic information of the devices that Cisco DNA Center manages. 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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