TI-2018-00334 Aliases CVE-2018-0375 GHSA-xrfp-387h-5473

Hard-coded credentials in Cisco Policy Suite unknown

MEDIUM 55CWE-798Published 2018-07-18 · Updated 2024-11-29

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-798.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.03742 89th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: Yes
Technical impact: Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	Cisco Policy Suite unknown	Cisco Policy Suite unknown	—	No fix listed	CNA

Cisco Policy Suite unknown Vendor— Affected Cisco Policy Suite unknown Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:mobility_services_engine:14.0.0:::::::*	14.0.0	Vulnerable	Cisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:policy_suite::::::::	before 18.2.0	Vulnerable	Cisco

cpe:2.3:a:cisco:mobility_services_engine:14.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 14.0.0 Vulnerable ·Cisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:policy_suite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 18.2.0 Vulnerable ·Cisco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-0375
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xrfp-387h-5473

References

Advisory 1

https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180718-policy-cm-default-psswrd

TI-2021-19919 Apache Log4j2 JNDI features do not protect against attacker controlled LDAP and other JNDI related endpoints KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
TI-2018-00336 Missing authentication in Cisco Policy Suite unknown CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2018-00335 Missing authentication in Cisco Policy Suite unknown CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2018-00333 Missing authentication in Cisco Policy Suite unknown CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2018-00091 Improper authentication in Cisco Policy Suite CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.2
TI-2018-00107 Information disclosure in Cisco Policy Suite CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3

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Sources

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