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TI-2002-00214 Aliases CVE-2002-0225GHSA-wjx2-r83f-rg9w

tac_plus Tacacs+ daemon F4.0.4.alpha, originally maintained by Cisco, creates files from…

Priority LOW 21Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

tac_plus Tacacs+ daemon F4.0.4.alpha, originally maintained by Cisco, creates files from the accounting directive with world-readable and writable permissions, which allows local users to access and modify sensitive files.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00326 25th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:tacacs\+:f4.0.4alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*:*f4.0.4alphaVulnerableCisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:tacacs\+:f4.0.4alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions f4.0.4alpha Vulnerable ·Cisco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-0225
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wjx2-r83f-rg9w

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2000-00486 Buffer overflow in Cisco TACACS+ tac_plus server allows remote attackers to cause a… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0

Sources

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