The Transaction Language 1 (TL1) login interface in Cisco ONS 15327 4.6(0) and 4.6(1) and 15454 and 15454 SDH 4.6(0) and 4.6(1), when a user account is configured with a blank password, allows remote attackers to gain unauthorized access by logging in with a password larger than 10 characters.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2004-1436 is rated Moderate Risk (62.1/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.14%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.95% 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 | 1.19% | 3.14% | +1.95% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 2.32% | 1.19% | -1.13% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 2.32% | — |
Full EPSS history (9 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [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 | 1.1 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:optical_networking_systems_software:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | optical_networking_systems_software | 1.1\(0\) | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:optical_networking_systems_software:1.1\(0\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | optical_networking_systems_software | 1.1\(1\) | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:optical_networking_systems_software:1.1\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | optical_networking_systems_software | 1.3\(0\) | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:optical_networking_systems_software:1.3\(0\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | optical_networking_systems_software | 2.3\(5\) | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:optical_networking_systems_software:2.3\(5\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | optical_networking_systems_software | 3.0 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:optical_networking_systems_software:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | optical_networking_systems_software | 3.1.0 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:optical_networking_systems_software:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | optical_networking_systems_software | 3.2 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:optical_networking_systems_software:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | optical_networking_systems_software | 3.2.0 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:optical_networking_systems_software:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | optical_networking_systems_software | 3.3.0 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:optical_networking_systems_software:3.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | optical_networking_systems_software | 3.4.0 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:optical_networking_systems_software:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| 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 | 4.0\(1\) | 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 | 4.5 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:optical_networking_systems_software:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | optical_networking_systems_software | 4.6\(0\) | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:optical_networking_systems_software:4.6\(0\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | optical_networking_systems_software | 4.6\(1\) | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:optical_networking_systems_software:4.6\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/12117 | |
| http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20040721-ons.shtml | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/760432 | Third Party Advisory US Government Resource |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10768 | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16766 |