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TI-2018-10954 Aliases CVE-2018-15394GHSA-qg74-x86q-mr5x

Cisco Stealthwatch Management Console Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Priority MEDIUM 56CWE-284Published · Updated

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 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.

Summary

A vulnerability in the Stealthwatch Management Console (SMC) of Cisco Stealthwatch Enterprise could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary actions with administrative privileges on an affected system. The vulnerability is due to an insecure system configuration. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to the targeted application. An exploit could allow the attacker to gain unauthenticated access, resulting in elevated privileges in the SMC.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.04021 90th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
CiscoCisco Stealthwatch Enterpriseall versions—No fix listedCNA
  • Cisco Stealthwatch Enterprise VendorCisco Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:stealthwatch_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 6.10.2VulnerableCisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:stealthwatch_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 6.10.2 Vulnerable ·Cisco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-15394
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qg74-x86q-mr5x

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2019-12033 Cisco Stealthwatch Enterprise Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1

Sources

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