Vulnerability Intelligence Report
CVE-2018-0253
A vulnerability in the ACS Report component of Cisco Secure Access Control System (ACS) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on an affected system. Commands executed by the attacker are processed at the targeted user's privilege level. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of the Action Message Format (AMF) protocol. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted AMF message that contains malicious code to a targeted user. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the ACS device. This vulnerability affects all releases of Cisco Secure ACS prior to Release 5.8 Patch 7. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCve69037.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
9.8
CRITICAL
EPSS Probability:7.07%
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-20 ↗CWE-20
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| cisco | secure_access_control_system | 5.8, 5.8\(0.8\) |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
7.073%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | Cisco Systems, Inc. · Hosted Service · USA |
| Reserved | 2017-11-27T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2018-05-02T22:00:00 |
| Patch Date | 2018-05-02 |
| Last Updated | 2024-11-29T15:12:36 |
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