CVE-2020-16137 is a critical privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Cisco Unified IP Conference Station 7937G firmware versions 1-4-4-0 through 1-4-5-7, allowing attackers to reset SSH administrative credentials. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While Cisco notes they cannot definitively prove its existence, the vulnerability is assigned out of caution for an end-of-life product. A Metasploit module exists for this vulnerability, but there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 1.4.4.0, <= 1.4.5.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:unified_ip_conference_station_7937g_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.