CVE-2004-1461

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2004-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Cisco Secure Access Control Server (ACS) 3.2(3) and earlier spawns a separate unauthenticated TCP connection on a random port when a user authenticates to the ACS GUI, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by connecting to that port from the same IP address.

Affected products

Cisco Secure Access Control Server: 3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.2(1), 3.2(2), 3.2(3) (+2)
Cisco Secure Acs Solution Engine: all versions

References

http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20040825-acs.shtml
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11047
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17118
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20040825-acs.shtml
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11047
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17118

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