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CVE-2015-3959

Published: Aug 4, 2015Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
7.2HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 69.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

The firmware in MNS before 4.5.6 on Belden GarrettCom Magnum 6K and Magnum 10K switches has a hardcoded serial-console password for a privileged account, which might allow physically proximate attackers to obtain access by establishing a console session to a nonstandard installation on which this account is enabled, and leveraging knowledge of this password.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

garrettcom
commercial
magnum 10k firmwareOn-prem
Networking Infrastructure / network-management
magnum 6k firmwareOn-prem
Networking Infrastructure / network-management
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

http://www.garrettcom.com/techsupport/MNS6K_R456_Release_Notes.pdf
garrettcom.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75235
securityfocus.com
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-15-167-01
ics-cert.us-cert.gov

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