CVE-2021-40119: Cisco Policy Suite Static SSH Keys Vulnerability
Cisco · Cisco Policy Suite (CPS) Software
Vendor fix available · Affected: Cisco Policy Suite (CPS) Software · Exploitation: possible (1 to 10%)
Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.
Higher than 84% of scored CVEs
DescriptionCVE.org
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 products1
From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.
- Cisco · Cisco Policy Suite (CPS) SoftwareVersions not stated
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- Exploitation
- Possible (1 to 10%). EPSS between 1% and 10%.
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Public check
- No public nuclei template
- Vendor
- Cisco
- Published
- November 2021
CoverageNo articles yet
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