CVE-2006-4982

Published Sep 26, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 4.6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Cisco NAC maintains an exception list that does not record device properties other than MAC address, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass control methods and join a local network by spoofing the MAC address of a different type of device, as demonstrated by using the MAC address of a disconnected printer.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2006-4968 Cisco NAC maintains an exception list that does not record device properties other than MAC address, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass control methods and join a local network by spoofing the MAC address of a different type of device, as demonstrated by using the MAC address of a disconnected printer.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 7:32 PM
Reserved
Sep 25, 2006, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 26, 2006, 2:07 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:30 PM