Cisco Policy Suite Static SSH Keys Vulnerability (Cisco Cisco Policy Suite (CPS) Software)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 2.50 % · percentile 85 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- cisco
- NVD status
- Modified
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.
Weaknesses (CWE)
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | cisco |
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · psirt@cisco.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
| CVSS 2.0 | HIGH 10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2021-27306
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2021-40119
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2021-AVI-846 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Cisco · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:policy_suite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 21.1.0
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Cisco · Cisco Policy Suite (CPS) Software | affected n/a |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |