VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2021-40119

CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS probability2.50%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2021-11-04
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

  • psirt@cisco.com: CWE-321
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-798

Primary references