CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-0889

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk
1.37%

68th percentile - higher than 68% of all known CVEs

Summary

Cisco 675 routers running CBOS allow remote attackers to establish telnet sessions if an exec or superuser password has not been set.

Risk Assessment

The lack of a set password may lead to unauthorized access to the router, posing a serious security threat to the network.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately set strong passwords for exec and superuser levels to secure the routers against unauthorized access.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Cisco 675 routers running CBOS allow remote attackers to establish telnet sessions if an exec or superuser password has not been set.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS