CVE-2021-1522: Cisco Connected Mobile Experiences Strong Authentication Requirements Enforcement Bypass

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2021-08-04 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-255

Description

A vulnerability in the change password API of Cisco Connected Mobile Experiences (CMX) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to alter their own password to a value that does not comply with the strong authentication requirements that are configured on an affected device. This vulnerability exists because a password policy check is incomplete at the time a password is changed at server side using the API. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted API request to the affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to change their own password to a value that does not comply with the configured strong authentication requirements.

Affected products

Cisco Connected Mobile Experiences: 10.6.0, 10.6.1, 10.6.2, 10.6.3

References

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