Security readout for executives and security teams
This is an old Cisco ASA/PIX information disclosure issue. When AAA is enabled, a password entered through the test AAA function can be written in clear text to local logs or remote syslog. The main business risk is credential exposure from legacy firewall logging, not device takeover. Exposure is most likely in environments still running the legacy Cisco ASA/PIX versions named in the CVE, with AAA enabled and local or remote syslog retaining test aaa events. Risk increases if logs are broadly accessible or syslog traffic is not protected. Treat as moderate priority for legacy perimeter infrastructure. It should be addressed during firewall hygiene or credential-protection work, and accelerated if affected devices still send logs to shared syslog systems or retain historical administrative test events. Mitigation focus: Identify ASA/PIX systems running the affected version families.; Upgrade to Cisco-fixed releases or later per vendor guidance.; Restrict access to local logging buffers and syslog repositories..
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.3 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N1.63.6Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
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5.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- cisco-asa-aaa-information-disclosure(36473)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information
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