CVE-2018-0434
mediumpriority · track · 30EPSS 0.008 · 57 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-23
A vulnerability in the Zero Touch Provisioning feature of the Cisco SD-WAN Solution could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to sensitive data by using an invalid certificate. The vulnerability is due to insufficient certificate validation by the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by supplying a crafted certificate to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks to decrypt confidential information on user connections to the affected software.
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
A vendor fix is available.
- FixedCisco SD-WAN Solutioncisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5.8–8.1
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (7)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- cisco vmanage network management systemall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:vmanage_network_management_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- cisco-sa-20180905-sd-wan-validationCisco SD-WAN Solution Certificate Validation Vulnerability2018-09-05csaf · cisco_csafUS
A vulnerability in the Zero Touch Provisioning feature of the Cisco SD-WAN Solution could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to sensitive data by using an invalid certificate. The vulnerability is due to insufficient certificate validation by the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by supplying a crafted certificate to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks to decrypt confidential information on user connections to the affected software. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability. This advisory is available at the following link: https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180905-sd-wan-validation ["https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180905-sd-wan-validation"]
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references (6)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180905-sd-wan-validationcnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105294cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105294enisa_euvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180905-sd-wan-validationenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105294Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180905-sd-wan-validationVendor Advisorynvd
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