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CVE-2021-40119

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 2.42% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2021-11-04 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2021-40119
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
2.42%
Cisco

Original 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.