CVE-2010-1575
The Cisco Content Services Switch (CSS) 11500 with software 08.20.1.01 conveys authentication data through ClientCert-* headers but does not delete client-supplied ClientCert-* headers, which might allow remote attackers to bypass authentication via…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.69%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The Cisco Content Services Switch (CSS) 11500 with software 08.20.1.01 conveys authentication data through ClientCert-* headers but does not delete client-supplied ClientCert-* headers, which might allow remote attackers to bypass authentication via crafted header data, as demonstrated by a ClientCert-Subject-CN header, aka Bug ID CSCsz04690.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.69% probability · 77th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- cisco/content services switch 11500
- Source
- psirt@cisco.com
EPSS 1.7% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://osvdb.org/66091
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1024167
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/512144/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41315
- http://www.vsecurity.com/resources/advisory/20100702-1/Exploit
- http://osvdb.org/66091
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1024167
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/512144/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41315
- http://www.vsecurity.com/resources/advisory/20100702-1/Exploit
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.