Cisco PIX 500 Series Security Appliances and ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliances, when running 7.0(x) up to 7.0(5) and 7.1(x) up to 7.1(2.4), and Firewall Services Module (FWSM) 3.1(x) up to 3.1(1.6), causes the EXEC password, local user passwords, and the enable password to be changed to a "non-random value" under certain circumstances, which causes administrators to be locked out and might allow attackers to gain access
Published Aug 23, 2006
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.32%
Description
Cisco PIX 500 Series Security Appliances and ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliances, when running 7.0(x) up to 7.0(5) and 7.1(x) up to 7.1(2.4), and Firewall Services Module (FWSM) 3.1(x) up to 3.1(1.6), causes the EXEC password, local user passwords, and the enable password to be changed to a "non-random value" under certain circumstances, which causes administrators to be locked out and might allow attackers to gain access.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
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- 6.3
Configuration 2
- n/a
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 0.32% (0.00322) | 23.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.32% (0.00321) | 23.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00067) | 17.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 27.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 25.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 16, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 23.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (9)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21616 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016738 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016739 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016740 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20060823-firewall.shtml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOVendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/28143 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19681 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3367 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28540 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/21616 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1016738 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1016739 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1016740 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20060823-firewall.shtml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/28143 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19681 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3367 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28540 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
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