Cisco Policy Suite Static SSH Keys Vulnerability
CVE-2021-40119

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

Cisco
Status
Cisco Policy Suite (cps) Software
Vendor
CVE Published:
4 November 2021

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists

What is CVE-2021-40119?

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 Version(s)

Cisco Policy Suite (CPS) Software

References

https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecu...
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCO

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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