CVE-2021-1303: Cisco DNA Center Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.4% 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-266

Description

A vulnerability in the user management roles of Cisco DNA Center could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute unauthorized commands on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper enforcement of actions for assigned user roles. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating as a user with an Observer role and executing commands on the affected device. A successful exploit could allow a user with the Observer role to execute commands to view diagnostic information of the devices that Cisco DNA Center manages.

Affected products

Cisco Digital Network Architecture Center (DNA Center): before 2.1.2.0 — fixed in 2.1.2.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Cisco Digital Network Architecture Center (DNA Center) 2.1.2.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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