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CVE-2021-1619

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

  • Published2021-09-23
  • WeaknessCWE-824 · CWE-908

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Description

A vulnerability in the authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) function of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass NETCONF or RESTCONF authentication and do either of the following: Install, manipulate, or delete the configuration of an affected device Cause memory corruption that results in a denial of service (DoS) on an affected device This vulnerability is due to an uninitialized variable. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a series of NETCONF or RESTCONF requests to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to use NETCONF or RESTCONF to install, manipulate, or delete the configuration of a network device or to corrupt memory on the device, resulting a DoS.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2021-09-2303:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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Versions per branch

NVD
Cisco ios xe
BranchAffectedFixed in
16.3= 16.3.1no fix published
16.3= 16.3.1ano fix published
16.3= 16.3.2no fix published
16.3= 16.3.3no fix published
16.3= 16.3.4no fix published
16.3= 16.3.5no fix published
16.3= 16.3.5bno fix published
16.3= 16.3.6no fix published
16.3= 16.3.7no fix published
16.3= 16.3.8no fix published
16.3= 16.3.9no fix published
16.3= 16.3.10no fix published
Cisco ios xe sd-wan
BranchAffectedFixed in
—all versionsno fix published
Cisco ios xe sd-wan 16.10.1 when installed on 1000 series integrated services
BranchAffectedFixed in
—= routersno fix published

143 more products in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionnone2024-11-07
  • OpenCVESSVC decisionnone—
  • CNACVSS 3.19.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 3.19.1read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.06.4read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-824read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-908read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score1.8 %2026-10-22

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Published
2021-09-23
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Undergoing Analysis

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-1619?

A vulnerability in the authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) function of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass NETCONF or RESTCONF authentication and do either of the following: Install, manipulate, or delete the configuration of an affected device Cause memory corruption that results in a denial of service (DoS) on an affected device This vulnerability is due to an uninitialized variable. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a series of NETCONF or RESTCONF requests to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to use NETCONF or RESTCONF to install, manipulate, or delete the configuration of a network device or to corrupt memory on the device, resulting a DoS.

Is CVE-2021-1619 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2021-1619 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.8% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2021-1619?

CVE-2021-1619 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.1 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

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