Cisco NAC allows quarantined devices to communicate over the network with (1) DNS, (2)…
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 NAC allows quarantined devices to communicate over the network with (1) DNS, (2) DHCP, and (3) EAPoUDP, which allows attackers to bypass control methods by tunneling network traffic through one of these protocols.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01365 71st 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-2006-4983
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mv5g-76c5-c56p
More Cisco Network Access Control vulnerabilities
- TI-2006-04800 Cisco NAC maintains an exception list that does not record device properties other than… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.6
Sources
- CVE-2006-4983 · CVE Program
- CVE-2006-4983 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mv5g-76c5-c56p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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