CVE-2021-1236

MediumCVSS 5.3/10Last modified Aug 11, 2026

Description

Multiple Cisco products are affected by a vulnerability in the Snort application detection engine that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass the configured policies on an affected system. The vulnerability is due to a flaw in the detection algorithm. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted packets that would flow through an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass the configured policies and deliver a malicious payload to the protected network.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 5.3/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jan 13, 2021
Last modified
Aug 11, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2021-1236: Medium severity, CVSS 5.3 | Vulnix