CVE-2006-0561 json
Cisco Secure Access Control Server (ACS) 3.x for Windows stores ACS administrator passwords and the master key in the registry with insecur…
published 2006-05-09 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-0568
- cvss
- 7.2
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 31%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Cisco Secure Access Control Server (ACS) 3.x for Windows stores ACS administrator passwords and the master key in the registry with insecure permissions, which allows local users and remote administrators to decrypt the passwords by using Microsoft's cryptographic API functions to obtain the plaintext version of the master key.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 31% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
References
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cisco.com
/warp/public/707/cisco-sr-20060508-acs.shtml
vendor-advisory, patch
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securityfocus.com
/bid/16743
vdb-entry, patch
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symantec.com
/enterprise/research/SYMSA-2006-003.txt
patch, vendor-advisory
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securitytracker.com
/id?1016042
vdb-entry, patch
-
securityfocus.com
/archive/1/433301/100/0/threaded
mailing-list, patch, vendor-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/433286/100/0/threaded
mailing-list, vendor-advisory
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osvdb.org
/25892
vdb-entry
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2006/1741
vdb-entry
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/26307
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2006-0561
- NVD CVE-2006-0561
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