CVE-2002-0769

Cisco ATA 186 - Unauthenticated Authentication Bypass via HTTP POST Request

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2002-0769. PoCs published by Patrick Michael Kane.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a vulnerability in the Cisco ATA-186 device where an HTTP request with a single character discloses sensitive configuration information, including administrative credentials. The provided curl command demonstrates the exploit by sending a minimal payload to the '/dev' endpoint.

Description

The web-based configuration interface for the Cisco ATA 186 Analog Telephone Adaptor allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via an HTTP POST request with a single byte, which allows the attackers to (1) obtain the password from the login screen, or (2) reconfigure the adaptor by modifying certain request parameters.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Patrick Michael Kane · textremotehardware
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21441

This exploit leverages a vulnerability in the Cisco ATA-186 device where an HTTP request with a single character discloses sensitive configuration information, including administrative credentials. The provided curl command demonstrates the exploit by sending a minimal payload to the '/dev' endpoint.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Cisco ATA-186 Analog Telephone Adapter
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target device · Knowledge of the target device's IP or hostname
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4711
Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9056.php
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_cisco
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/ata186-password-disclosure.shtml
Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9057.php
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4712
Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-05/0083.html

Scores

EPSS 0.0847
EPSS Percentile 94.4%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
cisco/ata-186
Published Aug 12, 2002
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026