CVE-2018-0150

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Summary

CVECVE-2018-0150
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-03-28 22:29:00 UTC
Updated2023-05-22 17:08:00 UTC
DescriptionA vulnerability in Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to log in to a device running an affected release of Cisco IOS XE Software with the default username and password that are used at initial boot, aka a Static Credential Vulnerability. The vulnerability is due to an undocumented user account with privilege level 15 that has a default username and password. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using this account to remotely connect to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to log in to the device with privilege level 15 access. This vulnerability affects Cisco devices that are running a vulnerable release of Cisco IOS XE Software Release 16.x. This vulnerability does not affect Cisco IOS XE Software releases prior to Release 16.x. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCve89880.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-798

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Cisco 4431 Integrated Services Router - All All All
Hardware Cisco 4451 Integrated Services Router - All All All
Hardware Cisco Integrated Services Router 4431 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Integrated Services Router 4431 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Integrated Services Router 4451 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Integrated Services Router 4451 - All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 16.5.1 All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 16.5.1 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Cisco IOS XE Software Static Credential Vulnerability CONFIRM tools.cisco.com Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
Cisco IOS XE Software CVE-2018-0150 Default Credentials Security Bypass Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Cisco IOS XE Default Credentials Let Remote Users Access the Target System - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Mitigation, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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