CVE-2018-0375: cisco mobility_services_engine Use of Hard-coded Credentials
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2018-0375 is a high (CVSS 10.0) Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability in cisco mobility_services_engine. EPSS estimates a 3.74% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89.7% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 18-07-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 29-11-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A vulnerability in the Cluster Manager of Cisco Policy Suite before 18.2.0 could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to log in to an affected system using the root account, which has default, static user credentials. The vulnerability is due to the presence of undocumented, static user credentials for the root account. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using the account to log in to an affected system. An exploit could allow the attacker to log in to the affected system and execute arbitrary commands as the root user. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvh02680.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 1 source · 2 versionsEPSS trend
Probability
3.74%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
90%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
-0.05 pp
From 3.79% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Cisco2 products
- mobility_services_engine14.0.0
- policy_suite< 18.2.0
1 vendor · 2 products