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CVE-2018-0147Cisco Secure Access Control System Java Deserialization Vulnerability
A vulnerability in Java deserialization used by Cisco Secure Access Control System (ACS) prior to release 5.8 patch 9 could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insecure deserialization of user-supplied content by the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted serialized Java object. An exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the device with root privileges. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvh25988.
9.8 CRITICALEPSS 18.21%⚡ Known Exploited (CISA KEV)NVD: Analyzed
Overview
Severity
| Score | Severity | Version | Vector String |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | CRITICAL | 3.1NVD | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 10.0 | HIGH | 2.0NVD | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
CISA required action
⚡ Known exploited · remediation due Apr 15, 2022
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Details
- CVE ID
- CVE-2018-0147
- Status
- Analyzed
- Assigner (CNA)
- cisco
- Published
- Mar 8, 2018
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17 01:29 UTC
Affected Products
As published by the CNA in the CVE record.
Cisco Secure Access Control System1 version range
- Cisco Secure Access Control System
References
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103328
- securitytracker.com http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040463
- tools.cisco.com https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180307-acs2
- cisa.gov https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-0147