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CVE-2018-0147

CVE-2018-0147

CVSS 9.8 CRITICALEPSS 18.6%● KEVCWE-20
In short

Cisco Secure ACS before version 5.8 patch 9 has a critical flaw in how it processes Java data from the internet. An attacker can send specially crafted data to run any command on the system with full control, without needing a password.

Technical detail

Insecure Java deserialization in Cisco ACS allows unauthenticated remote code execution via crafted serialized objects. The vulnerability affects versions prior to 5.8 patch 9 and enables attackers to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on the affected device.

Summary generated and translated by AI from the official description.
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.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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