Format string vulnerability in the administration function in Cisco Secure Access Control…
Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-134Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-134 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Format string vulnerability in the administration function in Cisco Secure Access Control Server (ACS) for Windows, 2.6.x and earlier and 3.x through 3.01 (build 40), allows remote attackers to crash the CSADMIN module only (denial of service of administration function) or execute arbitrary code via format strings in the URL to port 2002.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.05439 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_server:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.6 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_server:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.6.2 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_server:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.6.3 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_server:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.6.4 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_server:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_server:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.1 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_server:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_server:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.2 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_server:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.3 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_server:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.4 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_server:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_server:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.1 Vulnerable ·Cisco
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-0159
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gjqp-7xq4-7mr3
References
More Cisco Secure Access Control Server vulnerabilities
- TI-2005-00319 Multiple TCP implementations with Protection Against Wrapped Sequence Numbers (PAWS) with… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2006-03972 Stack-based buffer overflow in the CSRadius service in Cisco Secure Access Control Server… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2004-00996 Cisco Secure Access Control Server for Windows (ACS Windows) and Cisco Secure Access… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2000-01044 Buffer overflow in CSAdmin module in CiscoSecure ACS Server 2.4(2) and earlier allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2000-01045 Buffer overflow in CiscoSecure ACS Server 2.4(2) and earlier allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2013-03026 The EAP-FAST authentication module in Cisco Secure Access Control Server (ACS) 4.x before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2002-0159 · CVE Program
- CVE-2002-0159 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gjqp-7xq4-7mr3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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