Unknown vulnerability in Cisco ONS 15327 before 4.1(3), ONS 15454 before 4.6(1), ONS 15454 SD before 4.1(3), and Cisco ONS15600 before 1.3(0) allows a superuser whose account is locked out, disabled, or suspended to gain unauthorized access via a Telnet connection to the VxWorks shell.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2004-0308 is rated High Risk (67.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.75%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.33% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize 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 | 0.42% | 1.75% | +1.33% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 0.79% | 0.42% | -0.38% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 0.79% | — |
Full EPSS history (5 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 10.0 | [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.osvdb.org/4010 | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9699 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15266 |