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GHSA-wpq9-4577-qx62

GitHub Security Advisory

⚠ Unreviewed CRITICAL Has CVE

Advisory Details

A vulnerability in Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to log in to a device running an affected release of Cisco IOS XE Software with the default username and password that are used at initial boot, aka a Static Credential Vulnerability. The vulnerability is due to an undocumented user account with privilege level 15 that has a default username and password. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using this account to remotely connect to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to log in to the device with privilege level 15 access. This vulnerability affects Cisco devices that are running a vulnerable release of Cisco IOS XE Software Release 16.x. This vulnerability does not affect Cisco IOS XE Software releases prior to Release 16.x. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCve89880.

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Key Information

GHSA ID
GHSA-wpq9-4577-qx62
Published
May 13, 2022 1:30 AM
Last Modified
May 13, 2022 1:30 AM
CVSS Score
9.0 /10
Primary Ecosystem
Unknown
Primary Package
Unknown
GitHub Reviewed
✗ No

Dataset

Last updated: September 21, 2025 6:29 AM

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