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CVE-2011-2581
The ACL implementation in Cisco NX-OS 5.0(2) and 5.0(3) before 5.0(3)N2(1) on Nexus 5000 series switches, and NX-OS before 5.0(3)U1(2a) on…
Medium5.0EPSS 2.0%
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- cisco
Description
The ACL implementation in Cisco NX-OS 5.0(2) and 5.0(3) before 5.0(3)N2(1) on Nexus 5000 series switches, and NX-OS before 5.0(3)U1(2a) on Nexus 3000 series switches, does not properly handle comments in conjunction with deny statements, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions in opportunistic circumstances by sending packets, aka Bug IDs CSCto09813 and CSCtr61490.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.0% · top 19% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (3)
- 1026019 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 20110907 Cisco Nexus 5000 and 3000 Series Switches Access Control List Bypass Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOx_transferred
- 45883 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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