Servers and applications
CVE-2007-4786
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) running PIX 7.0 before 7.0.7.1, 7.1 before 7.1.2.61, 7.2 before 7.2.2.34, and 8.0 before 8.0.2.11, when AAA is enabled, composes %ASA-5-111008 messages from the "test aaa" command with cleartext passwords and sends them over the network to a remote syslog server or places them in a local logging buffer, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain…
- Severity
- Medium 5.3
- Published
- 10 Sept 2007
- Last changed
- 16 Jun 2026
- Added to UpHeron
- 1 Nov 2026
- Fixed in
- 7.0.7.1, 7.1.2.61, 7.2.2.34, 8.0.2.11
- Exploit chance
- 0.5% in the next 30 daysHigher than 43% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
- Weakness
- Cleartext transmission (CWE-319)
- Attack
- From the same local network · Only under certain conditions · No login needed · No user action needed
- Attacker can
- Read data
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N- Sources
- NVD
Description
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) running PIX 7.0 before 7.0.7.1, 7.1 before 7.1.2.61, 7.2 before 7.2.2.34, and 8.0 before 8.0.2.11, when AAA is enabled, composes %ASA-5-111008 messages from the "test aaa" command with cleartext passwords and sends them over the network to a remote syslog server or places them in a local logging buffer, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information.
Affected software
| Software | Affected versions |
|---|---|
Cisco ASA and Firepower Threat DefenseServers and applications · cpe:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software |
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