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CVE-2021-1620

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  • Published2021-09-23
  • WeaknessCWE-563 · CWE-772

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Description

A vulnerability in the Internet Key Exchange Version 2 (IKEv2) support for the AutoReconnect feature of Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to exhaust the free IP addresses from the assigned local pool. This vulnerability occurs because the code does not release the allocated IP address under certain failure conditions. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by trying to connect to the device with a non-AnyConnect client. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to exhaust the IP addresses from the assigned local pool, which prevents users from logging in and leads to a denial of service (DoS) condition.

Timeline

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

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD
Cisco ios
BranchAffectedFixed in
15.1= 15.1\(3\)svt1no fix published
15.1= 15.1\(3\)svt2no fix published
15.1= 15.1\(3\)svu1no fix published
12.2= 12.2\(6\)i1no fix published
15.1= 15.1\(3\)svr1no fix published
15.1= 15.1\(3\)svr2no fix published
15.1= 15.1\(3\)svr3no fix published
15.1= 15.1\(3\)svsno fix published
15.1= 15.1\(3\)svs1no fix published
15.2= 15.2\(1\)sy2no fix published
15.2= 15.2\(1\)sy3no fix published
15.2= 15.2\(1\)sy4no fix published
Cisco ios xe
BranchAffectedFixed in
3.8= 3.8.0eno fix published
3.8= 3.8.1eno fix published
3.8= 3.8.2eno fix published
3.8= 3.8.3eno fix published
3.8= 3.8.4eno fix published
3.8= 3.8.5aeno fix published
3.8= 3.8.5eno fix published
3.8= 3.8.6eno fix published
3.8= 3.8.7eno fix published
3.8= 3.8.8eno fix published
3.8= 3.8.9eno fix published
3.8= 3.8.10eno fix published

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

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

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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 3.17.7read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 3.17.7read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.03.5read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-563read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-772read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score1.1 %2026-10-23

Technical details

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-1620?

A vulnerability in the Internet Key Exchange Version 2 (IKEv2) support for the AutoReconnect feature of Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to exhaust the free IP addresses from the assigned local pool. This vulnerability occurs because the code does not release the allocated IP address under certain failure conditions. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by trying to connect to the device with a non-AnyConnect client. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to exhaust the IP addresses from the assigned local pool, which prevents users from logging in and leads to a denial of service (DoS) condition.

Is CVE-2021-1620 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2021-1620 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.1% on 2026-10-23, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2021-1620?

CVE-2021-1620 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.7 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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