Cisco Secure Access Control Server (ACS) 3.2(3) and earlier spawns a separate…
Priority LOW 36Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- 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
Cisco Secure Access Control Server (ACS) 3.2(3) and earlier spawns a separate unauthenticated TCP connection on a random port when a user authenticates to the ACS GUI, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by connecting to that port from the same IP address.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01679 77th 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 · 10
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_server:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_server:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_server:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.2 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_server:3.2:*:windows_server:*:*:*:*:* | 3.2 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_server:3.2\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.2(1) | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_server:3.2\(2\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.2(2) | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_server:3.2\(3\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.2(3) | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_server:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.3 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_server:3.3\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.3(1) | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_acs_solution_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | 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:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_server:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_server:3.2:*:windows_server:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_server:3.2\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2(1) Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_server:3.2\(2\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2(2) Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_server:3.2\(3\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2(3) Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_server:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_server:3.3\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3(1) Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_acs_solution_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Cisco
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-1461
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5224-x825-p35j
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-2004-1461 · CVE Program
- CVE-2004-1461 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5224-x825-p35j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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