{"cve":"CVE-2008-1246","nvd":{"published":"2008-03-10T17:44:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:51:20.937","status":"Modified","description":"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","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":["CWE-264"],"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"],"products":["cisco:pix_asa_finesse_operation_system"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:49:50.107194424+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2008-1246","score":0.00333,"percentile":0.26719,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}