CVE-2021-40112

CRITICAL

Cisco Catalyst PON Series Switches ONT Firmware - Unauthenticated Improper Access Control

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities in the web-based management interface of the Cisco Catalyst Passive Optical Network (PON) Series Switches Optical Network Terminal (ONT) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to perform the following actions: Log in with a default credential if the Telnet protocol is enabled Perform command injection Modify the configuration For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References

Scores

CVSS v3 10.0
EPSS 0.0160
EPSS Percentile 82.0%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-284
Status published
Products (5)
cisco/catalyst_pon_switch_cgp-ont-1p_firmware < 1.1.1.14
cisco/catalyst_pon_switch_cgp-ont-4p_firmware < 1.1.3.17
cisco/catalyst_pon_switch_cgp-ont-4pv_firmware < 1.1.3.17
cisco/catalyst_pon_switch_cgp-ont-4pvc_firmware < 1.1.3.17
cisco/catalyst_pon_switch_cgp-ont-4tvcw_firmware < 1.1.3.17
Published Nov 04, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026