Open Internet by MindsNet

Inadequate Vulnerability Detection and Response

The author's team failed to detect a critical vulnerability in their Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN system through their usual monitoring and vulnerability management processes. The vulnerability, which allows for sensitive configuration data to be pulled without authentication and for file uploads leading to privilege escalation, was only discovered through a colleague's notification. The team now faces a tight deadline to remediate the issue.

Computing & Technology, Computer Science, Programming Languages