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CVE-2021-1235: Cisco SD-WAN vManage Information Disclosure Vulnerability

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-01-20 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-497

Description

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco SD-WAN vManage Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to read sensitive database files on an affected system. The vulnerability is due to insufficient user authorization. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by accessing the vshell of an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to read database files from the filesystem of the underlying operating system.

Affected products

• Cisco Sd-Wan Vmanage: before 19.2.3 — fixed in 19.2.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Cisco Sd-Wan Vmanage 19.2.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sdwan-vinfdis-MC8L58dj
• https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sdwan-vinfdis-MC8L58dj

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