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CVE-2021-40119
- EPSS 5.78%
- Published 04.11.2021 16:15:09
- Last modified 21.11.2024 06:23:36
- Source psirt@cisco.com
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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.
Data is provided by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Cisco ≫ Policy Suite Version < 21.1.0
Zu dieser CVE wurde keine CISA KEV oder CERT.AT-Warnung gefunden.
| Type | Source | Score | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPSS | FIRST.org | 5.78% | 0.901 |
| Source | Base Score | Exploit Score | Impact Score | Vector string |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nvd@nist.gov | 9.8 | 3.9 | 5.9 |
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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| nvd@nist.gov | 10 | 10 | 10 |
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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| psirt@cisco.com | 9.8 | 3.9 | 5.9 |
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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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.