TI-2021-01264 Aliases CVE-2021-1538 GHSA-52h9-h2q5-cjwm

Cisco Common Services Platform Collector Command Injection Vulnerability

LOW 35CWE-78Published 2021-06-04 · Updated 2024-11-07

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.

Summary

A vulnerability in the configuration dashboard of Cisco Common Services Platform Collector (CSPC) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. This vulnerability is due to insufficient sanitization of configuration entries. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging in as a super admin and entering crafted input to configuration options on the CSPC configuration dashboard. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute remote code as root.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.01814 78th 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: Partial

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

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Cisco	Cisco Common Services Platform Collector Software	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

Cisco Common Services Platform Collector Software VendorCisco Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:common_services_platform_collector::::::::	before 2.9.1	Vulnerable	Cisco

cpe:2.3:a:cisco:common_services_platform_collector:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.9.1 Vulnerable ·Cisco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-1538
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-52h9-h2q5-cjwm

References

Advisory 1

20210602 Cisco Common Services Platform Collector Command Injection Vulnerability

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-2019-01349 Cisco Common Services Platform Collector Static Credential Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2022-05233 Cisco Common Services Platform Collector Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
TI-2022-05232 Cisco Common Services Platform Collector Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
TI-2022-05231 Cisco Common Services Platform Collector Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
TI-2022-05230 Cisco Common Services Platform Collector Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1

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Sources

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