Cisco Small Business Switches Privileged Access Vulnerability
Published Nov 8, 2018
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 49.74%
Description
A vulnerability in the Cisco Small Business Switches software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass the user authentication mechanism of an affected device. The vulnerability exists because under specific circumstances, the affected software enables a privileged user account without notifying administrators of the system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using this account to log in to an affected device and execute commands with full admin rights. Cisco has not released software updates that address this vulnerability. This advisory will be updated with fixed software information once fixed software becomes available. There is a workaround to address this vulnerability.
Affected products
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| Cisco | Cisco Small Business 300 Series Managed Switches | n/a |
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
YesTechnical Impact
TotalDecision
n/aAssessed Nov 25, 2024 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (24 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 49.74% (0.49742) | 98.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 49.74% (0.49742) | 98.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 25, 2026 | 49.63% (0.49633) | 97.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 20, 2026 | 51.73% (0.51735) | 97.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 12, 2026 | 53.37% (0.53373) | 97.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 3, 2026 | 43.23% (0.43229) | 97.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 40.60% (0.40601) | 97.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 34.04% (0.34037) | 96.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 8, 2025 | 40.60% (0.40601) | 97.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.26% (0.01255) | 77.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.28% (0.02282) | 74.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.26% (0.01255) | 78.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.17% (0.00171) | 55.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00243) | 63.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 22, 2023 | 0.24% (0.00243) | 60.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.29% (0.00287) | 63.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 52.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 50.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 48.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 27.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.37% (0.01374) | 32.00th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.37% (0.01374) | 31.26th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.37% (0.01374) | 70.79th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.37% (0.01374) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (2)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105873 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20181107-sbsw-privacc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105873 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20181107-sbsw-privacc | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOVendor Advisory |
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