Cisco Security Advisory - Cisco Policy Suite Static SSH Keys Vulnerability

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Cisco Policy Suite Static SSH Keys Vulnerability

<p>A vulnerability in the key-based SSH authentication mechanism of Cisco&nbsp;Policy Suite could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to log in to an affected system as the <em>root</em> user.</p>
<p>This vulnerability is due to a weakness in the SSH subsystem of an affected system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by connecting to an affected device through SSH. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to log in to an affected system as the <em>root</em> user.</p>
<p>Cisco&nbsp;has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.</p>
<p>This advisory is available at the following link:<br><a href="https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-cps-static-key-JmS92hNv" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-cps-static-key-JmS92hNv</a></p>

     
         
Security Impact Rating:  Critical
   
   
       
CVE: CVE-2021-40119
Source: Cisco Policy Suite Static SSH Keys Vulnerability