Cisco Small Business Switches Privileged Access Vulnerability
CVE-2018-15439

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

Cisco
Status
Cisco Small Business 300 Series Managed Switches
Vendor
CVE Published:
8 November 2018

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟣 EPSS 40%

What is CVE-2018-15439?

A vulnerability in the Cisco Small Business Switches software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass the user authentication mechanism of an affected device. The vulnerability exists because under specific circumstances, the affected software enables a privileged user account without notifying administrators of the system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using this account to log in to an affected device and execute commands with full admin rights. Cisco has not released software updates that address this vulnerability. This advisory will be updated with fixed software information once fixed software becomes available. There is a workaround to address this vulnerability.

Affected Version(s)

Cisco Small Business 300 Series Managed Switches

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105873
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https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecu...
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EPSS Score

40% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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