CVE-2018-15427
high-risk
Published 2018-10-05
A vulnerability in Cisco Video Surveillance Manager (VSM) Software running on certain Cisco Connected Safety and Security Unified Computing System (UCS) platforms could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to log in to an affected system by using the root account, which has default, static user credentials. The vulnerability is due to the presence of undocumented, default, static user credentials for the root account of the affected software on certain systems. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using the account to log in to an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to log in to the affected system and execute arbitrary commands as the root user.
Do I need to act?
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7.5% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.8/10
Critical
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (3)
Affected Vendors
References (6)
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105381
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041733
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105381
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041733
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/ 100
high-risk
Severity
32/34 · Critical
Exploitability
10/34 · Low
Exposure
9/34 · Low