Cisco Unified Computing System Software KVM Encryption Vulnerability

A vulnerability in Cisco Unified Computing System software KVM could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to intercept a KVM connection to spoof a host or decrypt keyboard and mouse events on an encrypted channel.

The vulnerability is due to a hard coded SSL certificate. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by intercepting a KVM connection. An exploit could allow the attacker to spoof a host or decrypt keyboard and mouse events.

Cisco has confirmed the vulnerability in a security notice and released software updates.

To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker must be in the position to intercept a KVM connection on a targeted device which may reside on trusted, internal networks. As a result, the location of the targeted device may reduce the likelihood of a successful exploit.

Cisco indicates through the CVSS score that functional exploit code exists; however, the code is not known to be publicly available.