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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:cisco:policy_suite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Information

Published : 2021-11-04 16:15

Updated : 2024-02-28 18:48


NVD link : CVE-2021-40119

Mitre link : CVE-2021-40119

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-40119


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Products Affected

cisco

  • policy_suite
CWE
CWE-798

Use of Hard-coded Credentials

CWE-321

Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key