Is CVE-2021-1226 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2021-1226 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2021-1226?

CVE-2021-1226 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2021-1226?

CVE-2021-1226 has an EPSS score of 0.91% (56th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2021-1226?

Upgrade emergency responder to 12.5(1)su3 or later. Fixes are available for 5 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-1226

MEDIUM

4.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A vulnerability in the audit logging component of Cisco Unified Communications Manager, Cisco Unified Communications Manager Session Management Edition, Cisco Unified Communications Manager IM & Presence Service, Cisco Unity Connection, Cisco Emergency Responder, and Cisco Prime License Manager could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to view sensitive information in clear text on an affected system. The vulnerability is due to the storage of certain unencrypted credentials. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by accessing the audit logs on an affected system and obtaining credentials that they may not normally have access to. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to use those credentials to discover and manage network devices.

CWE-532

How to fix

Remediation Available

emergency responderNVD

Affected:>= 12.5(1), < 12.5(1)su3Fixed in:12.5(1)su3CVE-2021-1226derived from NVD

prime license managerNVD

Affected:>= 11.5(1), < 11.5(1)su9Fixed in:11.5(1)su9CVE-2021-1226derived from NVD

unified communications managerNVD

Affected:>= 11.5(1), < 11.5(1)su9Fixed in:11.5(1)su9CVE-2021-1226derived from NVD

unified communications manager im \& presence serviceNVD

Affected:>= 12.5(1), < 12.5(1)su3Fixed in:12.5(1)su3CVE-2021-1226derived from NVD

unity connectionNVD

Affected:>= 12.5(1), < 12.5(1)su3Fixed in:12.5(1)su3CVE-2021-1226derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.91%probability of exploitation in 30 days

56thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 56% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

tools.cisco.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-532 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2019-1622	Medium	5.3	79%	-	-
CVE-2020-35234	High	7.5	63%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-43261	High	7.5	60%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-20440	High	7.5	51%	-	-
CVE-2018-3609	High	8.1	22%	-	-
CVE-2018-8719	Medium	5.3	16%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.