Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 7, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2012-5424
CVE-2012-5424
Description
Cisco Secure Access Control System (ACS) 5.x before 5.2 Patch 11 and 5.3 before 5.3 Patch 7, when a certain configuration involving TACACS+ and LDAP is used, does not properly validate passwords, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by sending a valid username and a crafted password string, aka Bug ID CSCuc65634.
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Affected products
5cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_server:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_server:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_server:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: 5.x before 5.2 Patch 11 and 5.3 before 5.3 Patch 7
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