The RMI interface in Cisco Secure Access Control System (ACS) 5.x before 5.5 does not properly enforce authentication and authorization requirements, which allows remote attackers to obtain administrative access via a request to this interface, aka Bug ID CSCud75187.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-0648 is rated High Risk (71.1/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.93%, 92th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. 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 | 7.12% | 5.93% | -1.19% |
| 2 | 2026-05-22 | 7.78% | 7.12% | -0.66% |
| 3 | 2026-03-08 | — | 7.78% | — |
Full EPSS history (13 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 | secure_access_control_system | <= 5.4.0.46.6 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | secure_access_control_system | 5.1 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_system:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | secure_access_control_system | 5.1.0.44 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_system:5.1.0.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | secure_access_control_system | 5.1.0.44.1 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_system:5.1.0.44.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | secure_access_control_system | 5.1.0.44.2 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_system:5.1.0.44.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | secure_access_control_system | 5.1.0.44.3 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_system:5.1.0.44.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | secure_access_control_system | 5.1.0.44.4 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_system:5.1.0.44.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | secure_access_control_system | 5.1.0.44.5 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_system:5.1.0.44.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | secure_access_control_system | 5.2 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_system:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | secure_access_control_system | 5.2.0.26 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_system:5.2.0.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | secure_access_control_system | 5.2.0.26.1 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_system:5.2.0.26.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | secure_access_control_system | 5.2.0.26.2 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_system:5.2.0.26.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | secure_access_control_system | 5.3.0.40.1 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_system:5.3.0.40.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | secure_access_control_system | 5.3.0.40.2 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_system:5.3.0.40.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | secure_access_control_system | 5.3.0.40.3 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_system:5.3.0.40.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | secure_access_control_system | 5.3.0.40.4 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_system:5.3.0.40.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | secure_access_control_system | 5.3.0.40.5 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_system:5.3.0.40.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | secure_access_control_system | 5.3.0.40.6 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_system:5.3.0.40.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | secure_access_control_system | 5.3.0.40.7 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_system:5.3.0.40.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | secure_access_control_system | 5.3.0.40.8 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_system:5.3.0.40.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | secure_access_control_system | 5.3.0.40.9 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_system:5.3.0.40.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | secure_access_control_system | 5.4.0.46.1 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_system:5.4.0.46.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | secure_access_control_system | 5.4.0.46.2 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_system:5.4.0.46.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | secure_access_control_system | 5.4.0.46.3 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_system:5.4.0.46.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | secure_access_control_system | 5.4.0.46.4 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_system:5.4.0.46.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | secure_access_control_system | 5.4.0.46.5 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_system:5.4.0.46.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/102117 | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/56213 | |
| http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20140115-csacs | Vendor Advisory |
| http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=32379 | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64962 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029634 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90431 |