HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2013-3466

Secure Access Control Server vulnerability

CVSS
9.3
EPSS
5.1%
EPSS pct
92th
Exploited
No known
The EAP-FAST authentication module in Cisco Secure Access Control Server (ACS) 4.x before 4.2.1.15.11, when a RADIUS server configuration is enabled, does not properly parse user identities, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via crafted EAP-FAST packets, aka Bug ID CSCui57636.
Affected vendor
Cisco
Affected product
Secure Access Control Server
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-287 — Improper Authentication
Published
2013-08-29

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 5.1% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 92% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2013-3466

  • Confirm whether Cisco Secure Access Control Server is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2013-3466.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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