CVE-2018-0222

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2018-05-17 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-798

Description

A vulnerability in Cisco Digital Network Architecture (DNA) Center could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to log in to an affected system by using an administrative account that has default, static user credentials. The vulnerability is due to the presence of undocumented, static user credentials for the default administrative account for the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using the account to log in to an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to log in to the affected system and execute arbitrary commands with root privileges. This vulnerability affects all releases of Cisco DNA Center Software prior to Release 1.1.3. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvh98929.

Affected products

Cisco Digital Network Architecture Center: before 1.1.3 — fixed in 1.1.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Cisco Digital Network Architecture Center 1.1.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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