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CVE-2008-4128 · netVigilance record NV26-0154

Cisco IOS Cross-Site Request Forgery

past due

What to do

Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.

CISA deadline 2026-07-16 · passed 56 days ago · applies to US federal civilian agencies; used elsewhere as a reference SLA

What happened

Cisco IOS 12.4 contains multiple cross-site forgery vulnerabilities that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via (1) a certain "show privilege" command to the /level/15/exec/- URI, and (2) a certain "alias exec" command to the /level/15/exec/-/configure/http URI.

Who is affected

Cisco IOS. Affected version ranges are listed in the vendor advisory and the NVD entry linked under Sources.

Weakness class: CWE-352.

Timeline

  1. Added to CISA KEVExploitation in the wild confirmed by CISA
  2. CISA remediation deadlinepassed 56 days ago

Sources