CVE-2021-1579

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

2.12% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 81.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2021-08-25 19:10Z5 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-11-07 22:03Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2020-11-13

Assigning CNA

cisco

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.1)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-250Execution with Unnecessary PrivilegesBase
• CWE-269Improper Privilege ManagementClass

Data version

5.1

Document digest

7b48e99dd76e837ae7de597b730b81c326c7ced30e73e226f3bc295aa0182177

• tools.cisco.com20210825 Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller App Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilityhttps://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-capic-chvul-CKfGYBh8vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCO