CVE-2008-1246
The Cisco PIX/ASA Finesse Operation System 7.1 and 7.2 allows local users to gain privileges by entering characters at the enable prompt, erasing these characters via the Backspace key, and then holding down the Backspace key for one second after erasing the final character. NOTE: third parties, including one who works for the vendor, have been unable to reproduce the flaw unless the enable password is blank
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 7.8 (v3.1)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-264
- EPSS score
- 0.3% (27th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-1254)
- Published
- March 10, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-1254 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on January 17, 2025.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- cisco / pix asa finesse operation system
- cisco / pix asa finesse operation system
References
- http://hackathology.blogspot.com/2008/01/pixasa-finesse-71-72-privilege.html
- http://www.gnucitizen.org/projects/router-hacking-challenge/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486938
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486959
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487051
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487579
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489009/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27457
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41129
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
Query CVEs from your AI assistant
The CVE/NVD Explorer brain answers CVE questions directly inside Claude, ChatGPT, or any MCP assistant — always up to date, no setup. Add it once and stop pasting advisories into chat.
Add the CVE brain