CVE-2018-0147 KEV
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 18.2% (pctl 97)
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On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2022-04-15.
Description
A vulnerability in Java deserialization used by Cisco Secure Access Control System (ACS) prior to release 5.8 patch 9 could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insecure deserialization of user-supplied content by the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted serialized Java object. An exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the device with root privileges. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvh25988.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 18.21% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2022-04-15 |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2018-03-08 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
CISA KEV
| Name | Cisco Secure Access Control System Java Deserialization Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2022-03-25 |
| Due | 2022-04-15 |
| Vendor / product | Cisco / Secure Access Control System (ACS) |
| Ransomware use | none reported |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| cisco | secure access control system |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103328
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040463
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180307-acs2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103328
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040463
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180307-acs2
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-0147
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