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TI-2021-01123 Aliases CVE-2021-1396GHSA-xmmq-jpx2-43px

Cisco Application Services Engine Unauthorized Access Vulnerabilities

Priority MEDIUM 51CWE-306Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
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-306.

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco Application Services Engine could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to gain privileged access to host-level operations or to learn device-specific information, create diagnostic files, and make limited configuration changes. For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01042 64th 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
Yes
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 Application Services Engine Softwareall versions—No fix listedCNA
  • Cisco Application Services Engine Software VendorCisco Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_services_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1 to before 1.1\(3e\)VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:1.1.3:c:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.3 cVulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:1.1.3:d:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.3 dVulnerableCisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_services_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1 to before 1.1\(3e\) Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:1.1.3:c:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.3 c Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:1.1.3:d:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.3 d Vulnerable ·Cisco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Advisory ·

    Cisco Application Services Engine Software — 20210224 Cisco Application Services Engine Unauthorized Access Vulnerabilities

    2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2021-01120 Cisco Application Services Engine Unauthorized Access VulnerabilitiesPriority MEDIUM 53
    Show all 2 records → Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-1396
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xmmq-jpx2-43px

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2021-01115 Cisco ACI Multi-Site Orchestrator Application Services Engine Deployment Authentication Bypass Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2021-01120 Cisco Application Services Engine Unauthorized Access Vulnerabilities CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-01301 Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Arbitrary File Read and Write Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2021-01305 Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Command Injection and File Upload Vulnerabilities CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2021-01302 Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Privilege Escalation Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2021-01303 Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller App Privilege Escalation Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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