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CVE-2021-40119

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Published: Nov 4, 2021Modified: Nov 21, 2024

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9.8
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD

Description

A vulnerability in the key-based SSH authentication mechanism of Cisco Policy Suite could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to log in to an affected system as the root user. This vulnerability is due to the re-use of static SSH keys across installations. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by extracting a key from a system under their control. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to log in to an affected system as the root user.

Affected (1)

Products: Cisco: Policy Suite
Cisco
1 product
Policy Suite
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Policy Suite
Before 21.1.0

Related CWEs

CWE-321
Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key
The use of a hard-coded cryptographic key significantly increases the possibility that encrypted data may be recovered.
CWE-798
Use of Hard-coded Credentials
The product contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key.

References (2)

Source: psirt@cisco.com
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

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