CVE-2013-5522

Cisco IOS on Catalyst 3750X switches has default Service Module credentials, which makes it easier for local users to gain privileges via a Service Module login, aka Bug ID CSCue92286.

Published: 2013-10-24 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2013-5522 is rated Low Risk (36.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.35%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-5522

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 0.08% 0.35% +0.27%
2 2025-03-17 0.24% 0.08% -0.17%
3 2024-09-17 0.24%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-5522

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
3.1 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-5522

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-5522

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cisco ios cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_3750-x cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_3750-x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-5522

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