CVE-2010-4685

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2011-01-07 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-295

Description

Cisco IOS before 15.0(1)XA1 does not clear the public key cache upon a change to a certificate map, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass a certificate ban by connecting with a banned certificate that had previously been valid, aka Bug ID CSCta79031.

Affected products

Cisco IOS: before 15.0\(1\)xa1 — fixed in 15.0\(1\)xa1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Cisco IOS 15.0\(1\)xa1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/15_0/15_0x/15_01_XA/rn800xa.pdf
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45769
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64586
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/15_0/15_0x/15_01_XA/rn800xa.pdf
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45769
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64586

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