cvelist/2021/40xxx/CVE-2021-40119.json

{
    "CVE_data_meta": {
        "ASSIGNER": "psirt@cisco.com",
        "DATE_PUBLIC": "2021-11-03T16:00:00",
        "ID": "CVE-2021-40119",
        "STATE": "PUBLIC",
        "TITLE": "Cisco Policy Suite Static SSH Keys Vulnerability"
    },
    "affects": {
        "vendor": {
            "vendor_data": [
                {
                    "product": {
                        "product_data": [
                            {
                                "product_name": "Cisco Policy Suite (CPS) Software ",
                                "version": {
                                    "version_data": [
                                        {
                                            "version_value": "n/a"
                                        }
                                    ]
                                }
                            }
                        ]
                    },
                    "vendor_name": "Cisco"
                }
            ]
        }
    },
    "data_format": "MITRE",
    "data_type": "CVE",
    "data_version": "4.0",
    "description": {
        "description_data": [
            {
                "lang": "eng",
                "value": "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."
            }
        ]
    },
    "exploit": [
        {
            "lang": "eng",
            "value": "The Cisco PSIRT is not aware of any public announcements or malicious use of the vulnerability that is described in this advisory. "
        }
    ],
    "impact": {
        "cvss": {
            "baseScore": "9.8",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H ",
            "version": "3.0"
        }
    },
    "problemtype": {
        "problemtype_data": [
            {
                "description": [
                    {
                        "lang": "eng",
                        "value": "CWE-321"
                    }
                ]
            }
        ]
    },
    "references": {
        "reference_data": [
            {
                "name": "20211103 Cisco Policy Suite Static SSH Keys Vulnerability",
                "refsource": "CISCO",
                "url": "https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-cps-static-key-JmS92hNv"
            }
        ]
    },
    "source": {
        "advisory": "cisco-sa-cps-static-key-JmS92hNv",
        "defect": [
            [
                "CSCvw24544"
            ]
        ],
        "discovery": "INTERNAL"
    }
}