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CVE-2017-12317

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-12317 describes a vulnerability in Cisco AMP for Endpoints where an authenticated, local attacker with administrative privileges can access a static key used to encrypt the connector protection password. This allows an attacker to potentially decrypt sensitive information. The vulnerability has a CVSS v3.0 score of 6.7 (Medium), indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, but requiring local administrative access and stopping the AMP service. There is no known exploit code available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, and it has not been added to CISA's KEV catalog. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, suggesting low public awareness and no active exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
3.1\(10\)CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:advanced_malware_protection:3.1\(10\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.1\(15\)CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:advanced_malware_protection:3.1\(15\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.0\(0\)CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:advanced_malware_protection:4.0\(0\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.0\(1\)CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:advanced_malware_protection:4.0\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.0\(2\)CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:advanced_malware_protection:4.0\(2\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.7MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
0.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.30%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
22.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0030 is in the 69th percentile among its peer group of 3,720 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

ciscovendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

tools.cisco.com / security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20171020-ampfe
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/101520
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry