CVE-2021-1537
Cisco ThousandEyes Recorder Information Disclosure Vulnerability
A vulnerability in the installer software of Cisco ThousandEyes Recorder could allow an unauthenticated, local attacker to access sensitive information that is contained in the ThousandEyes Recorder installer software. This vulnerability exists because sensitive information is included in the application installer. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by downloading the installer and extracting its contents. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access sensitive information that is included in the application installer.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Cisco ThousandEyes Recorder Information Disclosure Vulnerability
A vulnerability in the installer software of Cisco ThousandEyes Recorder could allow an unauthenticated, local attacker to access sensitive information that is contained in the ThousandEyes Recorder installer software. This vulnerability exists because sensitive information is included in the application installer. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by downloading the installer and extracting its contents. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access sensitive information that is included in the application installer.
- Record
CVE-2021-1537- CVSS 3.1
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-7004
A vulnerability in the installer software of Cisco ThousandEyes Recorder could allow an unauthenticated, local attacker to access sensitive information that is contained in the ThousandEyes Recorder installer software. This vulnerability exists because sensitive information is included in the application installer. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by downloading the installer and extracting its contents. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access sensitive information that is included in the application installer.
- Record
EUVD-2021-7004- CVSS 3.1
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gg3f-7vx7-q9qc No score
A vulnerability in the installer software of Cisco ThousandEyes Recorder could allow an...
A vulnerability in the installer software of Cisco ThousandEyes Recorder could allow an unauthenticated, local attacker to access sensitive information that is contained in the ThousandEyes Recorder installer software. This vulnerability exists because sensitive information is included in the application installer. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by downloading the installer and extracting its contents. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access sensitive information that is included in the application installer.
- Record
GHSA-gg3f-7vx7-q9qc- Weakness
- CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A vulnerability in the installer software of Cisco ThousandEyes Recorder could allow an unauthenticated, local attacker to access sensitive information that is contained in the ThousandEyes Recorder installer software. This vulnerability exists because sensitive information is included in the application installer. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by downloading the installer and extracting its contents. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access sensitive information that is included in the application installer.
- Record
CVE-2021-1537- CVSS 3.1
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-1537 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.2) in Cisco Thousandeyes Recorder, published June 4, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.21%, the 11th percentile. No source names a fixed version.