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.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.0
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 9.8
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 6.84%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 94
- Fecha de la puntuación: 3/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- CWE-20
- CWE-20
Referencias
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104075
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040808
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180502-acs1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104075
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040808
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180502-acs1
JSON original (NVD)
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