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.
References
| Link | Resource |
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| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103328 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040463 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180307-acs2 | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103328 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040463 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180307-acs2 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-0147 |
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Information
Published : 2018-03-08 07:29
Updated : 2025-10-22 00:16
NVD link : CVE-2018-0147
Mitre link : CVE-2018-0147
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-0147
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Products Affected
cisco
- secure_access_control_system
