Cisco IOS Software for Catalyst 2960-L Series Switches and Catalyst CDB-8P Switches 802.1X Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Published Jun 3, 2020
4.7
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.45%
Description
A vulnerability in the 802.1X feature of Cisco Catalyst 2960-L Series Switches and Cisco Catalyst CDB-8P Switches could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to forward broadcast traffic before being authenticated on the port. The vulnerability exists because broadcast traffic that is received on the 802.1X-enabled port is mishandled. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending broadcast traffic on the port before being authenticated. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to send and receive broadcast traffic on the 802.1X-enabled port before authentication.
Affected products
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco IOS 15.2(5a)E | n/a |
|
- 15.2\(5\)e2
- 15.2\(5\)ex
- 15.2\(5a\)e
- 15.2\(5b\)e
- 15.2\(5c\)e
- 15.2\(6\)e
- 15.2\(6\)e0c
- 15.2\(6\)e1
- 15.2\(6\)e1a
- 15.2\(6\)e1s
- 15.2\(6\)e2
- 15.2\(6\)e2b
- 15.2\(6\)e3
- 15.2\(6\)e4
- 15.2\(7\)e
- 15.2\(7\)e0a
- 15.2\(7\)e0b
- 15.2\(7\)e0s
- 15.2\(7a\)e0b
- 15.2\(7b\)e0b
- 15.3\(3\)jaa1
- 15.3\(3\)jpj
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:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
PartialDecision
n/aAssessed Nov 15, 2024 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 0.45% (0.00451) | 36.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.45% (0.00451) | 38.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00058) | 25.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 25, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00058) | 24.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00058) | 22.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.84% (0.01840) | 47.32th | v1 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 26.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (1)
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-c2960L-DpWA9Re4 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-c2960L-DpWA9Re4 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
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