CVE-2018-15427 is a vulnerability in Cisco Video Surveillance Manager
Published on October 5, 2018
Cisco Video Surveillance Manager Appliance Default Password Vulnerability
A vulnerability in Cisco Video Surveillance Manager (VSM) Software running on certain Cisco Connected Safety and Security Unified Computing System (UCS) platforms could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to log in to an affected system by using the root account, which has default, static user credentials. The vulnerability is due to the presence of undocumented, default, static user credentials for the root account of the affected software on certain systems. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using the account to log in to an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to log in to the affected system and execute arbitrary commands as the root user.
Weakness Type
Use of Hard-coded Credentials
The software contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data.
Products Associated with CVE-2018-15427
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Affected Versions
Cisco Video Surveillance Manager Version n/a is affected by CVE-2018-15427Exploit Probability
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