CVE-2005-1942

Cisco switches that support 802.1x security allow remote attackers to bypass port security and gain access to the VLAN via spoofed Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) messages.

Published: 2005-06-10 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-1942 is rated Moderate Risk (56.4/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.58%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.14% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-1942

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 0.45% 1.58% +1.14%
2 2025-03-30 0.46% 0.45% -0.01%
3 2025-03-29 0.46%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-1942

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-1942

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-1942

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cisco catalyst cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-1942

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