CVE-2019-1804
high-risk
Published 2019-05-03
A vulnerability in the SSH key management for the Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) Mode Switch Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to connect to the affected system with the privileges of the root user. The vulnerability is due to the presence of a default SSH key pair that is present in all devices. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by opening an SSH connection via IPv6 to a targeted device using the extracted key materials. An exploit could allow the attacker to access the system with the privileges of the root user. This vulnerability is only exploitable over IPv6; IPv4 is not vulnerable.
Do I need to act?
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5.4% 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 (13)
Nexus 9332Pq Firmware
Nexus 93180Yc-Ex Firmware
Nexus 93128Tx Firmware
Nexus 93120Tx Firmware
Nexus 93108Tc-Ex Firmware
Nexus 9516 Firmware
Nexus 9508 Firmware
Nexus 9504 Firmware
Nexus 9500 Firmware
Nexus 9396Tx Firmware
Nexus 9396Px Firmware
Nexus 9372Tx Firmware
Nexus 9372Px Firmware
Affected Vendors
References (2)
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/ 100
high-risk
Severity
32/34 · Critical
Exploitability
8/34 · Low
Exposure
17/34 · Moderate