What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-3318?

CVE-2020-3318 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (Critical). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.0%.

Secure Firewall Management Center CVE-2020-3318

CRITICAL

Use of Hard-coded Credentials (CWE-798)

2020-05-06 psirt@cisco.com

Cisco Authentication Bypass Secure Firewall Management Center

9.8

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

9.8 CRITICAL

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

May 06, 2020 - 17:15 nvd

CRITICAL 9.8

DescriptionNVD

Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco Firepower Management Center (FMC) Software and Cisco Firepower User Agent Software could allow an attacker to access a sensitive part of an affected system with a high-privileged account. For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory.

AnalysisAI

Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco Firepower Management Center (FMC) Software and Cisco Firepower User Agent Software could allow an attacker to access a sensitive part of an affected system with a. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Use of Hard-coded Credentials (CWE-798), which allows attackers to gain access using credentials embedded in source code. Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco Firepower Management Center (FMC) Software and Cisco Firepower User Agent Software could allow an attacker to access a sensitive part of an affected system with a high-privileged account. For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory. Affected products include: Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Remove hard-coded credentials, use environment variables or secrets management, rotate exposed credentials immediately.