TI-2021-01305 Aliases CVE-2021-1581 GHSA-r62p-gprp-gvww

Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Command Injection and File Upload Vulnerabilities

MEDIUM 44CWE-284Published 2021-08-25 · Updated 2024-11-07

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities in the web UI and API endpoints of Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) or Cisco Cloud APIC could allow a remote attacker to perform a command injection or file upload attack on an affected system. 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 0.01139 66th 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

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Cisco	Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC)	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) VendorCisco Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller::::::::	before 3.2\(10f\); 4.0 to before 4.2\(7l\); 5.0 to before 5.2\(1g\)	Vulnerable	Cisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:cloud_application_policy_infrastructure_controller::::::::	before 3.2\(10f\); 4.0 to before 4.2\(7l\); 5.0 to before 5.2\(1g\)	Vulnerable	Cisco

cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.2\(10f\); 4.0 to before 4.2\(7l\); 5.0 to before 5.2\(1g\) Vulnerable ·Cisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:cloud_application_policy_infrastructure_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.2\(10f\); 4.0 to before 4.2\(7l\); 5.0 to before 5.2\(1g\) 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 · 2021-08-25
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) — 20210825 Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Command Injection and File Upload Vulnerabilities
2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2021-01304 Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Command Injection and File Upload VulnerabilitiesPriority LOW 37
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Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-1581
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r62p-gprp-gvww

References

Patch 1

20210825 Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Command Injection and File Upload Vulnerabilities

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-2021-01123 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-2021-01302 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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