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TI-2021-00871 Aliases CVE-2021-1144GHSA-w7xj-fmh9-68cc

Cisco Connected Mobile Experiences Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Priority MEDIUM 43CWE-863Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-863.

Summary

A vulnerability in Cisco Connected Mobile Experiences (CMX) could allow a remote, authenticated attacker without administrative privileges to alter the password of any user on an affected system. The vulnerability is due to incorrect handling of authorization checks for changing a password. An authenticated attacker without administrative privileges could exploit this vulnerability by sending a modified HTTP request to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to alter the passwords of any user on the system, including an administrative user, and then impersonate that user.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01426 73rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
CiscoCisco Connected Mobile Experiencesall versions—No fix listedCNA
  • Cisco Connected Mobile Experiences VendorCisco Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:connected_mobile_experiences:10.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.6.0VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:connected_mobile_experiences:10.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.6.1VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:connected_mobile_experiences:10.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.6.2VulnerableCisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:connected_mobile_experiences:10.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.6.0 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:connected_mobile_experiences:10.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.6.1 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:connected_mobile_experiences:10.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.6.2 Vulnerable ·Cisco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-1144
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w7xj-fmh9-68cc

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2021-19919 Apache Log4j2 JNDI features do not protect against attacker controlled LDAP and other JNDI related endpoints KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2023-23979 The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2020-02714 Cisco Connected Mobile Experiences Privilege Escalation Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.7
  • TI-2020-02713 Cisco Connected Mobile Experiences Restricted Shell Escape Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.7
  • TI-2021-01249 Cisco Connected Mobile Experiences Strong Authentication Requirements Enforcement Bypass CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
  • TI-2021-00870 Cisco Connected Mobile Experiences User Enumeration Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
See all 7 →

Sources

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