CVE-2014-2198 describes a critical vulnerability in Cisco Unified Communications Domain Manager (CDM) and Unified CDM Platform Software before version 4.4.2, where a hardcoded SSH private key allows remote attackers to gain unauthorized access to support and root accounts. This vulnerability carries a maximum CVSS score of 10.0, indicating a severe risk with network-based exploitation, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is currently available and it's not listed on the KEV catalog, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, including an article from SecurityWeek.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_cdm_platform_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_communications_domain_manager:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.