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TI-2006-04800 Aliases CVE-2006-4982GHSA-9qgh-fw7f-c6jp

Cisco NAC maintains an exception list that does not record device properties other than…

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

Cisco NAC maintains an exception list that does not record device properties other than MAC address, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass control methods and join a local network by spoofing the MAC address of a different type of device, as demonstrated by using the MAC address of a disconnected printer.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00367 30th 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:o:cisco:network_access_control:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableCisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:network_access_control:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Cisco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-4982
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9qgh-fw7f-c6jp

References

  • TI-2006-04801 Cisco NAC allows quarantined devices to communicate over the network with (1) DNS, (2)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5

Sources