CVE-2018-15370 is a vulnerability in Cisco IOS ROM Monitor (ROMMON) Software for Cisco Catalyst 6800 Series Switches, allowing an unauthenticated, local attacker to bypass Secure Boot validation. The vulnerability, stemming from a hidden command, has a CVSS score of 6.8 (Medium) and could lead to the loading of compromised software images, resulting in high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Exploitation requires physical access to the device console, forcing it into ROMMON mode, and writing a malicious pattern to a specific memory address. There is no known active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
15.1\(2\)sy3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_rom_monitor:15.1\(2\)sy3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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