Ucs DirectorApplication · Cisco
CVE-2014-0709
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedCisco UCS Director (formerly Cloupia) before 4.0.0.3 has a hardcoded password for the root account, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain administrative access via an SSH session to the CLI interface, aka Bug ID CSCui73930.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceCisco UCS Director before version 4.0.0.3 contains a hardcoded password for the root account. An attacker with network access to the SSH service can use this known credential to authenticate as root and gain full administrative control over the system.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Ucs DirectorApplication
<= 4.0.0.2= 4.0.0.0= 4.0.0.1CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- M
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Cisco UCS Director versionAccess the administrative UI or use the 'show version' command in the CLI to determine the installed version of Cisco UCS DirectorAffected if The version is 4.0.0.0, 4.0.0.1, or any version <= 4.0.0.2 (versions prior to 4.0.0.3)
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Verify SSH service statusCheck if the SSH service is enabled and listening on the Cisco UCS Director system. This can be done via the UI under Admin > Services or by attempting to connect to port 22Affected if SSH service is enabled and reachable from a network where potential attackers exist
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Assess network exposure of SSHReview firewall rules, ACLs, or network segmentation to determine if TCP port 22 (SSH) is accessible from untrusted networksAffected if SSH port 22 is exposed to networks outside the trusted administrative zone, allowing external attackers to reach the service
You are affected if Cisco UCS Director version is 4.0.0.2 or earlier AND SSH service is accessible from a network where untrusted users could attempt authentication.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scopedUpgrade to Cisco UCS Director version 4.0.0.3 or later. If immediate upgrade is not feasible, restrict SSH access to the CLI interface using network ACLs or firewall rules to prevent unauthorized external access.
Cisco UCS Director 4.0.0.3 or later
- Backup current Cisco UCS Director configuration and database
- Download Cisco UCS Director version 4.0.0.3 or later from Cisco Systems
- Follow Cisco's documented upgrade procedure for UCS Director (typically via the Administration > System Management > Software Update menu in the GUI or via CLI)
- After successful upgrade, immediately change the root account password from the default using the CLI command 'set password' or via the administration interface
- Verify SSH access works with the new credentials and confirm the hardcoded password no longer functions
- Validate that all services are running correctly after upgrade
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
Fix this in Ucs Director
Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation2.0 h
- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing2.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2014-0709 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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