Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key in Cisco HyperFlex - CVE-2019-12621
Published: August 22, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU20361
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-12621
CWE-ID: CWE-321
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc
Affected software:
Cisco HyperFlex
Cisco HyperFlex
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a man-in-the-middle attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient key management. A remote attacker can obtain a specific encryption key for the cluster and perform a man-in-the-middle attack against other nodes in the cluster.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-12621
Install updates from vendor's website.