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Vulnerability record · CVE-2018-15427 · published 5 October 2018

CVE-2018-15427: Cisco video surveillance manager hard-coded credentials vulnerability

Cisco · Video Surveillance Manager

A vulnerability in Cisco Video Surveillance Manager (VSM) Software running on certain Cisco Connected Safety and Security Unified Computing System (UCS) platforms could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to log in to an affected system by using the root account, which has default, static user credentials. The vulnerability is due to the presence of undocumented, default, static user credentials for the root account of the affected software on certain systems. 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 as the root user.

9.8 CVSS 3.0 Critical EPSS 6.8% · top 6.2% CWE-798 · Hard-coded credentials
9.8CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 10.0
6.8%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

A vulnerability in Cisco Video Surveillance Manager (VSM) Software running on certain Cisco Connected Safety and Security Unified Computing System (UCS) platforms could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to log in to an affected system by using the root account, which has default, static user credentials. The vulnerability is due to the presence of undocumented, default, static user credentials for the root account of the affected software on certain systems. 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 as the root user.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105381 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041733 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180921-vsm Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105381 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041733 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180921-vsm Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2018-15427), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.