High severity8.1NVD Advisory· Published Feb 24, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-1227
CVE-2021-1227
Description
A vulnerability in the NX-API feature of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attack on an affected system. This vulnerability is due to insufficient CSRF protections for the NX-API on an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user of the NX-API to follow a malicious link. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to perform arbitrary actions with the privilege level of the affected user. The attacker could view and modify the device configuration. Note: The NX-API feature is disabled by default.
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Affected products
8cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:7.3\(8\)n1\(0.809\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:7.3\(8\)n1\(0.809\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:8.4\(2a\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:8.4\(3\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:8.4\(3\)s19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:9.3\(3\)idi9\(0.569\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
(expand)+ 1 more
- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: n/a
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