The Device Manager GUI in Cisco Application Control Engine (ACE) 4710 A5 before A5(3.1)…
Priority MEDIUM 43CWE-78Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.
Summary
The Device Manager GUI in Cisco Application Control Engine (ACE) 4710 A5 before A5(3.1) allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended RBAC restrictions and execute arbitrary CLI commands with admin privileges via an unspecified parameter in a POST request, aka Bug ID CSCul84801.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02801 86th 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 · 7
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_control_engine_software:a5\(1.0\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | a5(1.0) | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_control_engine_software:a5\(1.1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | a5(1.1) | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_control_engine_software:a5\(1.2\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | a5(1.2) | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_control_engine_software:a5\(2.0\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | a5(2.0) | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_control_engine_software:a5\(2.1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | a5(2.1) | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_control_engine_software:a5\(2.1e\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | a5(2.1e) | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_control_engine_software:a5\(3.0\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | a5(3.0) | Vulnerable | Cisco |
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_control_engine_software:a5\(1.0\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions a5(1.0) Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_control_engine_software:a5\(1.1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions a5(1.1) Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_control_engine_software:a5\(1.2\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions a5(1.2) Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_control_engine_software:a5\(2.0\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions a5(2.0) Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_control_engine_software:a5\(2.1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions a5(2.1) Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_control_engine_software:a5\(2.1e\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions a5(2.1e) Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_control_engine_software:a5\(3.0\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions a5(3.0) Vulnerable ·Cisco
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-1297
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4x6r-cv3m-8ffm
References
More Cisco Application Control Engine Software vulnerabilities
- TI-2012-02648 Cisco Application Control Engine (ACE) before A4(2.3) and A5 before A5(1.1), when… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.1
Sources
- CVE-2016-1297 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-1297 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4x6r-cv3m-8ffm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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