CVE Watch—

CVE-2017-12237

Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software Internet Key Exchange Denial-of-Service Vulnerability

CVSS

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No CVSS

EPSS

7.1%

p94

KEV

YES

Mar 3, 2022

Exploit Today

0-100

Published: — · Last modified: —

EPSS · 30d

6.9%EPSS · 30 days7.1%

2026-06-302026-07-16

KEV catalog record

Product

Cisco / IOS and IOS XE Software

Vulnerability

Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software Internet Key Exchange Denial-of-Service Vulnerability

Added to KEV

Mar 3, 2022

Remediate by

Mar 24, 2022

Known ransomware use

Summary description

A vulnerability in the Internet Key Exchange Version 2 (IKEv2) module of Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XE could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause high CPU utilization, traceback messages, or a reload of an affected device that leads to a denial of service.

Required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Notes

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12237

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