CVE-2018-15387
highpriority · track · 39EPSS 0.011 · 65 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A vulnerability in the Cisco SD-WAN Solution could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass certificate validation on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper certificate validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by supplying a system image signed with a crafted certificate to an affected device, bypassing the certificate validation. An exploit could allow an attacker to deploy a crafted system image.
remediations
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A vendor fix is available.
- FixedCisco SD-WAN Solutioncisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.5–9.8
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (5)
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advisories (1)
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- cisco-sa-20181003-sd-wan-bypassCisco SD-WAN Solution Certificate Validation Bypass Vulnerability2018-10-03csaf · cisco_csafUS
A vulnerability in the Cisco SD-WAN Solution could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass certificate validation on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper certificate validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by supplying a system image signed with a crafted certificate to an affected device, bypassing the certificate validation. An exploit could allow an attacker to deploy a crafted system image. 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-20181003-sd-wan-bypass ["https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20181003-sd-wan-bypass"]
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sources
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references (6)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20181003-sd-wan-bypasscnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105509cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105509enisa_euvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20181003-sd-wan-bypassenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105509Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20181003-sd-wan-bypassVendor Advisorynvd
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