Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key in Cisco DNA Center (Catalyst Center) - CVE-2024-20350

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Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key in Cisco DNA Center (Catalyst Center) - CVE-2024-20350

Published: September 26, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU97720
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-20350
CWE-ID: CWE-321
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc
Affected software:
Cisco DNA Center (Catalyst Center)

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to the presence of a static SSH host key in the SSH server. A remote attacker can perform a machine-in-the-middle (MitM) attack to impersonate the affected appliance, inject commands into the terminal session and steal valid user credentials.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-20350

Install updates from vendor's website.

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