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TI-2021-01282 Aliases CVE-2021-1558GHSA-65qv-j42f-2v98

Cisco DNA Spaces Connector Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities

Priority LOW 32CWE-78Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
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

Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco DNA Spaces Connector could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges and execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system as root. These vulnerabilities are due to insufficient restrictions during the execution of affected CLI commands. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by leveraging the insufficient restrictions during execution of these commands. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to elevate privileges from dnasadmin and execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system as root.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00325 25th 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 DNA Spaces Connectorall versions—No fix listedCNA
  • Cisco DNA Spaces Connector VendorCisco Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:dna_spaces\:_connector:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*_connectorVulnerableCisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:dna_spaces\:_connector:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions _connector 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 DNA Spaces Connector — 20210519 Cisco DNA Spaces Connector Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities

    2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW

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    • TI-2021-01281 Cisco DNA Spaces Connector Privilege Escalation VulnerabilitiesPriority LOW 32
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-1558
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-65qv-j42f-2v98

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-2020-03126 Cisco DNA Spaces Connector Command Injection Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-01284 Cisco DNA Spaces Connector Command Injection Vulnerabilities CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2021-01283 Cisco DNA Spaces Connector Command Injection Vulnerabilities CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2019-12036 Cisco DNA Spaces: Connector Command Injection Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.7
  • TI-2021-01281 Cisco DNA Spaces Connector Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.7
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Sources

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