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.
Published: 2006-09-26
Score: 4.6 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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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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Cisco Network Access Control
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T19:32:22.709Z

Reserved: 2006-09-25T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-4982

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Status : Modified

Published: 2006-09-26T02:07:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2006-4982

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