CVE-2015-4216

Published: Jun 26, 2015Modified: May 6, 2026

5.0

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

The remote-support feature on Cisco Web Security Virtual Appliance (WSAv), Email Security Virtual Appliance (ESAv), and Security Management Virtual Appliance (SMAv) devices before 2015-06-25 uses the same default SSH root authorized key across different customers' installations, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass authentication by leveraging knowledge of a private key from another installation, aka Bug IDs CSCuu95988, CSCuu95994, and CSCuu96630.

Affected (12)

Products: Cisco: Content Security Management Virtual Appliance, Email Security Virtual Appliance, Web Security Virtual Appliance

Cisco

3 products

Content Security Management Virtual Appliance

Email Security Virtual Appliance

Web Security Virtual Appliance

Configuration A

12 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Cisco Content Security Management Virtual Appliance	Version 8.4.0.0150
Cisco Content Security Management Virtual Appliance	Version 9.0.0.087
Cisco Email Security Virtual Appliance	Version 8.0.0
Cisco Email Security Virtual Appliance	Version 8.5.6
Cisco Email Security Virtual Appliance	Version 8.5.7
Cisco Email Security Virtual Appliance	Version 9.0.0
Cisco Web Security Virtual Appliance	Version 7.7.5
Cisco Web Security Virtual Appliance	Version 8.0.5
Cisco Web Security Virtual Appliance	Version 8.5.0
Cisco Web Security Virtual Appliance	Version 8.5.1
Cisco Web Security Virtual Appliance	Version 8.6.0
Cisco Web Security Virtual Appliance	Version 8.7.0