Cisco ONS 15327 before 4.1(3), ONS 15454 before 4.6(1), ONS 15454 SD before 4.1(3), and Cisco ONS 15600 before 1.3(0) enable TFTP service on UDP port 69 by default, which allows remote attackers to GET or PUT ONS system files on the current active TCC in the /flash0 or /flash1 directories.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2004-0306 is rated Moderate Risk (49.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.12%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.53% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 0.59% | 2.12% | +1.53% |
| 2 | 2026-05-07 | 0.41% | 0.59% | +0.18% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 0.41% | — |
Full EPSS history (9 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| cisco | optical_networking_systems_software | 1.0 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:optical_networking_systems_software:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | optical_networking_systems_software | 4.0\(1\) | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:optical_networking_systems_software:4.0\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | optical_networking_systems_software | 4.0\(2\) | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:optical_networking_systems_software:4.0\(2\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | optical_networking_systems_software | 4.0.0 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:optical_networking_systems_software:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | optical_networking_systems_software | 4.1\(0\) | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:optical_networking_systems_software:4.1\(0\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | optical_networking_systems_software | 4.1\(1\) | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:optical_networking_systems_software:4.1\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | optical_networking_systems_software | 4.1\(2\) | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:optical_networking_systems_software:4.1\(2\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | optical_networking_systems_software | 4.1\(3\) | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:optical_networking_systems_software:4.1\(3\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | optical_networking_systems_software | 4.1.0 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:optical_networking_systems_software:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | optical_networking_systems_software | 4.5 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:optical_networking_systems_software:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20040219-ONS.shtml | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9699 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15264 |