CVE-2015-4217
mediumpriority · track · 18EPSS 0.022 · 83 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The remote-support feature on Cisco Web Security Virtual Appliance (WSAv), Email Security Virtual Appliance (ESAv), and Security Management Virtual Appliance (SMAv) devices before 2015-06-25 uses the same default SSH host keys across different customers' installations, which makes it easier for remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms by leveraging knowledge of a private key from another installation, aka Bug IDs CSCus29681, CSCuu95676, and CSCuu96601.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.7–4.3
weaknesses
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affected products (13)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- cisco content security management virtual appliance= 8.4.0.0150nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:content_security_management_virtual_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco content security management virtual appliance= 9.0.0.087nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:content_security_management_virtual_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco email security virtual appliance= 8.0.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_virtual_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco email security virtual appliance= 8.5.6nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_virtual_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco email security virtual appliance= 8.5.7nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_virtual_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco email security virtual appliance= 9.0.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_virtual_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco web security virtual appliance= 7.7.5nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:web_security_virtual_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco web security virtual appliance= 8.0.5nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:web_security_virtual_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco web security virtual appliance= 8.5.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:web_security_virtual_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco web security virtual appliance= 8.5.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:web_security_virtual_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco web security virtual appliance= 8.6.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:web_security_virtual_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco web security virtual appliance= 8.7.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:web_security_virtual_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (12)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20150625-ironportcnnvd
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=39461cnnvd
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20150625-ironportenisa_euvd
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=39461enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75418enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032725enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032726enisa_euvd
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20150625-ironportVendor Advisorynvd
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