Cisco switches that support 802.1x security allow remote attackers to bypass port…
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 switches that support 802.1x security allow remote attackers to bypass port security and gain access to the VLAN via spoofed Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) messages.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01585 75th 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-1942
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-59rv-frvf-vhmx
References
Advisory 2
More Cisco Catalyst vulnerabilities
- TI-2005-04003 Unspecified Cisco Catalyst Switches allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2009-01106 The administrative web interface on the Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) platform 4.x… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2005-1942 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-1942 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-59rv-frvf-vhmx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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