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: 7.5 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-20350
CWE-ID: CWE-321
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
Cisco DNA Center (Catalyst Center)
How to mitigate CVE-2024-20350
Install updates from vendor's website.
Cisco DNA Center (Catalyst Center) - addressed in versions 2.3.5.6, 2.3.7.5