THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2017-6640
CRITICAL SEVERITY

CVE-2017-6640

Prime Data Center Network Manager vulnerability

CVSS
9.8
EPSS
10.7%
EPSS pct
95th
Exploited
No known
A vulnerability in Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to log in to the administrative console of a DCNM server by using an account that has a default, static password. The account could be granted root- or system-level privileges. The vulnerability exists because the affected software has a default user account that has a default, static password. The user account is created automatically when the software is installed. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by connecting remotely to an affected system and logging in to the affected software by using the credentials for this default user account. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to use this default user account to log in to the affected software and gain access to the administrative console of a DCNM server. This vulnerability affects Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) Software releases prior to Release 10.2(1) for Microsoft Windows, Linux, and Virtual Appliance platforms. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvd95346.
Affected vendor
Cisco
Affected product
Prime Data Center Network Manager
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-264 — Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
  • CWE-770 — Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
Published
2017-06-08

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 10.7% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 95% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2017-6640

  • Confirm whether Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2017-6640.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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