9.8
CVSSv3

CVE-2021-40119

CVSSv4: NA | CVSSv3: 9.8 | CVSSv2: 10 | VMScore: 1000 | EPSS: 0.04363 | KEV: Not Included
Published: 04/11/2021 Updated: 21/11/2024

Vulnerability Summary

A vulnerability in the key-based SSH authentication mechanism of Cisco Policy Suite could allow an unauthenticated, remote malicious user 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 malicious user to log in to an affected system as the root user.

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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 a weakness in the SSH subsystem of an affected system An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by connecting to an affected device thr ...