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CVE-2011-2581

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2011-2581 describes a vulnerability in the ACL implementation of Cisco NX-OS on Nexus 3000 and 5000 series switches. Specifically, the software mishandles comments when used with deny statements, allowing remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions in certain situations. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity. It is network-exploitable with low attack complexity, requiring no authentication, and could lead to unauthorized information disclosure (C:P). There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor is exploit code publicly available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, suggesting low public awareness and attention.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
5.0\(2\)CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:nx-os:5.0\(2\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0\(3\)n1\(1\)CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:nx-os:5.0\(3\)n1\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0\(3\)n1\(1a\)CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:nx-os:5.0\(3\)n1\(1a\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0\(3\)n1\(1b\)CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:nx-os:5.0\(3\)n1\(1b\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0\(3\)CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:5.0\(3\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.0MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.99%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
78.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0199 is in the 67th percentile among its peer group of 23,705 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

secunia.com / advisories/45883
cisco.com / en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080b9250c.shtml
Vendor Advisory
securitytracker.com / id