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CVE-2018-15386
published 2018-10-05

CVE-2018-15386: A vulnerability in Cisco Digital Network Architecture (DNA) Center could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication and have direct…

PriorityP267critical9.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
3.44%
87.7th percentile
A vulnerability in Cisco Digital Network Architecture (DNA) Center could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication and have direct unauthorized access to critical management functions. The vulnerability is due to an insecure default configuration of the affected system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by directly connecting to the exposed services. An exploit could allow the attacker to retrieve and modify critical system files.

Affected

6 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
ciscocisco_digital_network_architecture_center
ciscodigital_network_architecture_center
ciscodigital_network_architecture_center
ciscodigital_network_architecture_center
ciscodigital_network_architecture_center
ciscodigital_network_architecture_center_unauthenticated_access

Detection & IOCsextracted from sources · hover to see the quote

  • Exploit vector is direct unauthenticated connection to exposed management services on Cisco DNA Center — monitor for unexpected unauthenticated access attempts to DNA Center management interfaces
  • Cisco internal bug IDs CSCvj05082 and CSCvj05086 track this vulnerability — use these identifiers when cross-referencing Cisco TAC or patch metadata
  • ·The vulnerability stems from an insecure default configuration of Cisco DNA Center — review and harden default service exposure settings as part of deployment
  • ·No workarounds exist; the only remediation is applying Cisco-released software updates

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.19.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.07.5HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
vendor_cisco9.8CRITICAL
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