CVE-2021-1542

HighCVSS 8.1/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities in the web-based management interface of Cisco Small Business 220 Series Smart Switches could allow an attacker to do the following: Hijack a user session Execute arbitrary commands as a root user on the underlying operating system Conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack Conduct an HTML injection attack For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 8.1/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-287

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jun 16, 2021
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2021-1542: High severity, CVSS 8.1 | Vulnix