TI-2021-01313 Aliases CVE-2021-1589 GHSA-6fff-rx48-97mq

Cisco SD-WAN vManage Software Disaster Recovery Feature Password Exposure Vulnerability

LOW 31CWE-256Published 2021-09-23 · Updated 2024-11-07

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 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-256.

Summary

A vulnerability in the disaster recovery feature of Cisco SD-WAN vManage Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to user credentials. This vulnerability exists because access to API endpoints is not properly restricted. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a request to an API endpoint. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to gain unauthorized access to administrative credentials that could be used in further attacks.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00975 62nd 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 SD-WAN vManage	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

Cisco SD-WAN vManage VendorCisco Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:sd-wan::::::::	20.3 to before 20.3.4; 20.4 to before 20.4.2; 20.5 to before 20.5.2; 20.6 to before 20.6.1	Vulnerable	Cisco

cpe:2.3:a:cisco:sd-wan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.3 to before 20.3.4; 20.4 to before 20.4.2; 20.5 to before 20.5.2; 20.6 to before 20.6.1 Vulnerable ·Cisco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-1589
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6fff-rx48-97mq

References

Patch 1

20210922 Cisco SD-WAN vManage Software Disaster Recovery Feature Password Exposure Vulnerability

TI-2022-05334 Cisco SD-WAN Software Privilege Escalation Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
TI-2022-05377 Cisco SD-WAN Software Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
TI-2020-16490 Cisco SD-WAN vManage Software Arbitrary File Creation Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
TI-2020-02926 Cisco SD-WAN Solution Software Buffer Overflow Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2018-10947 Cisco SD-WAN Solution Certificate Validation Bypass Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2020-02925 Cisco SD-WAN vManage Software Authorization Bypass Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9

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Sources

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