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critical 10.0

CVE-2003-1096 in the critical feed json

The Cisco LEAP challenge/response authentication mechanism uses passwords in a way that is susceptible to dictionary attacks, which makes i…

published 2003-12-31 22 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2003-1086

cvss
10.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
10.5%
EPSS 10.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

The Cisco LEAP challenge/response authentication mechanism uses passwords in a way that is susceptible to dictionary attacks, which makes it easier for remote attackers to gain privileges via brute force password guessing attacks.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-23212)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

10.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-23212 Cisco LEAP - Password Disclosure remote, 2003-10-03
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8755 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 10.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

Sources

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