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Known exploitedIn CISA's KEV catalog since 3 March 2022Ransomware use: unknown
Cisco IOS software

CVE-2017-12232: Cisco IOS Software for Cisco Integrated Services Routers Denial-of-Service Vulnerability

Is it exploited?

Yes. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 3 Mar 2022, 1,617 days after the CVE record was published.

How likely is exploitation in the next 30 days?
2.2%

EPSS score, percentile 82.1 of all scored records

How severe?
6.5 Medium

CVSS v3.1 base score, from CISA's enrichment of the record

What should I do?

Required action (CISA), due 24 Mar 2022: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.

Which versions are affected?

Affected: Cisco IOS

Versions by product

Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, 2026.10.28, as of 28 Oct 2026; FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS), v2026.06.15, as of 28 Oct 2026; CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.

What to do

Required action, set by CISA

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA due date for this action: 24 March 2022.

Advisories and patches

The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.

Linked from CISA's catalog entry

Affected products and versions

As listed in the CVE record.

n/a Cisco IOS
StatusVersions
AffectedCisco IOS

Source: CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.

About this vulnerability

A vulnerability in the implementation of a protocol in Cisco Integrated Services Routers Generation 2 (ISR G2) Routers running Cisco IOS could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause an affected device to reload, resulting in a denial of service.

Summary: CISA's KEV catalog, as of 28 Oct 2026.

  • CISA added CVE-2017-12232 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on 3 Mar 2022.
  • CISA's ransomware flag for this entry is "Unknown": no evidence of ransomware use in the catalog, which is not proof of none.
  • The due date CISA sets for the required action is 24 Mar 2022.
  • The CVE record was published on 28 Sep 2017, 1,617 days before it was added to KEV.
  • The CVE record carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.5 (Medium), taken from CISA's enrichment of the record.
  • FIRST's EPSS model puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.2% (percentile 82.1), as of 28 Oct 2026.
  • CISA's SSVC assessment in the CVE record: exploitation active, automatable no, technical impact partial.

Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, 2026.10.28, as of 28 Oct 2026; CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026; FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS), v2026.06.15, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.

Description

A vulnerability in the implementation of a protocol in Cisco Integrated Services Routers Generation 2 (ISR G2) Routers running Cisco IOS 15.0 through 15.6 could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause an affected device to reload, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to a misclassification of Ethernet frames. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted Ethernet frame to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the affected device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvc03809.

Source: CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.

Weakness

CWE and CAPEC are maintained by MITRE; the entries are those named in the CVE record and the KEV entry.

Timeline

DateEvent
28 Sep 2017CVE record published
3 Mar 2022Added to CISA KEV
24 Mar 2022CISA due date for the required action
12 Jan 2026CVE record last updated

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