VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2021-1266

CVSS score4.3 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.15%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2021-02-04
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Description

A vulnerability in the REST API of Cisco Managed Services Accelerator (MSX) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to the way that the affected software logs certain API requests. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a flood of crafted API requests to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause a DoS condition on the affected device.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Primary references