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.
Published: 2021-11-04
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: 7.6% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-27306 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.
History

Thu, 07 Nov 2024 22:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Subscriptions

Cisco Policy Suite
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: cisco

Published:

Updated: 2024-11-07T21:51:43.689Z

Reserved: 2021-08-25T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-40119

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-04T02:27:31.575Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-11-04T16:15:09.360

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:23:36.720

Link: CVE-2021-40119

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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