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CVE-2018-0141

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.4 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-03-08 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-798

Description

A vulnerability in Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning (PCP) Software 11.6 could allow an unauthenticated, local attacker to log in to the underlying Linux operating system. The vulnerability is due to a hard-coded account password on the system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by connecting to the affected system via Secure Shell (SSH) using the hard-coded credentials. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access the underlying operating system as a low-privileged user. After low-level privileges are gained, the attacker could elevate to root privileges and take full control of the device. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvc82982.

Affected products

• Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning unknown: 11.6
• Cisco Prime Collaboration Assurance: 11.6
• Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning: 11.6

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103329
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040462
• https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180307-cpcp
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103329
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040462
• https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180307-cpcp

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