Cisco DNA Center Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-312.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-1265
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-32x3-2qh2-v3w9
References
More Cisco Catalyst Center vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-00991 Cisco DNA Center Command Runner Command Injection Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2020-02961 Cisco DNA Center Information Disclosure Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2019-01464 Cisco DNA Center Unintended Proxy Via SWIM Import Interface Vulnerability CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
- TI-2023-06763 Cisco DNA Center Privilege Escalation Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2021-01030 Cisco DNA Center Privilege Escalation Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-16396 Cisco Catalyst Center Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2021-1265 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-1265 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-32x3-2qh2-v3w9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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