Is CVE-2021-40119 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2021-40119 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2021-40119?

CVE-2021-40119 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2021-40119?

CVE-2021-40119 has an EPSS score of 2.42% (82th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2021-40119?

Upgrade policy suite to 21.1.0 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-40119

CRITICALEPSS 82th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-321 CWE-798Hard-coded Credentials

How to fix

Remediation Available

policy suiteNVD

Affected:< 21.1.0Fixed in:21.1.0CVE-2021-40119derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

2.42%probability of exploitation in 30 days

82ndpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 82% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

tools.cisco.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.