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CVE-2018-0147 — Cisco 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-

CVSS
EPSS
4.02% (top 11.60%)
CWE
CWE-20
Published
2018-03-08T07:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2026-01-12T22:14:20.636Z
CVSS vector
CISA KEV — Actively Exploited
Added to KEV
2022-03-25
BOD 22-01 due
2022-04-15
Ransomware use
Unknown

01What is this 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…

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
na / Cisco Secure Access Control SystemCisco Secure Access Control System

03Active exploitation status

Yes — actively exploited. Added to the CISA KEV catalog on 2022-03-25. Ransomware use: Unknown.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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