The Cisco PIX/ASA Finesse Operation System 7.1 and 7.2 allows local users to gain privileges by entering characters at the enable prompt, erasing these characters via the Backspace key, and then holding down the Backspace key for one second after erasing the final character
Published Mar 10, 2008
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.33%
Description
The Cisco PIX/ASA Finesse Operation System 7.1 and 7.2 allows local users to gain privileges by entering characters at the enable prompt, erasing these characters via the Backspace key, and then holding down the Backspace key for one second after erasing the final character. NOTE: third parties, including one who works for the vendor, have been unable to reproduce the flaw unless the enable password is blank
Affected products
No data.
- 7.1
- 7.2
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.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
TotalDecision
n/aAssessed Jan 17, 2025 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.33% (0.00333) | 24.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.33% (0.00333) | 24.92th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00063) | 16.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | 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) |
References (9)
- http://hackathology.blogspot.com/2008/01/pixasa-finesse-71-72-privilege.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.gnucitizen.org/projects/router-hacking-challenge/ x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486938 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486959 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487051 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487579 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489009/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27457 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41129 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://hackathology.blogspot.com/2008/01/pixasa-finesse-71-72-privilege.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.gnucitizen.org/projects/router-hacking-challenge/ | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486938 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486959 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487051 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487579 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489009/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27457 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41129 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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