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CVE-2006-4981

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2006-09-26 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Symantec Sygate NAC allows physically proximate attackers to bypass control methods and join a local network by selecting a forged MAC address associated with an exception rule that (1) permits all non-Windows devices or (2) whitelists certain sets of Organizationally Unique Identifiers (OUIs).

Affected products

• Symantec Sygate Network Access Control: all versions

References

• http://www.insightix.com/files/pdf/Bypassing_NAC_Solutions_Whitepaper.pdf
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446421/100/0/threaded
• http://www.insightix.com/files/pdf/Bypassing_NAC_Solutions_Whitepaper.pdf
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446421/100/0/threaded

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