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CVE-2017-12239

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-12239 describes a vulnerability in Cisco ASR 1000 Series and cBR-8 Converged Broadband Routers, specifically affecting line cards with an exposed engineering console port. An unauthenticated, physical attacker can exploit this by connecting to the port, gaining full access to the device's operating system. Rated 6.8 MEDIUM (CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), it requires physical proximity but offers high impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
3.13.0asCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.13.0as:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.13.0sCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.13.0s:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.13.1sCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.13.1s:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.13.2asCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.13.2as:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.13.2sCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.13.2s:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.8MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
PHYSICAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
0.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.43%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
35.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0043 is in the 72nd percentile among its peer group of 1,531 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 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 0.2 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-20170927-cc
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/101042
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1039454
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1039455
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry