CVE-2017-12240
Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software DHCP Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
IN CISA KEV
The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) relay subsystem of Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XE Software contains a vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code and gain full control of an affected system.
- Vendor
- Cisco
- Product
- IOS and IOS XE Software
- CVSS
- No score recorded (no NVD record loaded for this entry)
- CWE
- CWE-20
- Published
- Not recorded
- NVD modified
- Not recorded
CISA KEV
- Date added
- 2022-03-03
- Due date
- 2022-03-24
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
EPSS
13.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (percentile 96th)
FIRST EPSS, updated 17 Oct 2026. About EPSS
CVSS is severity, EPSS is likelihood, KEV means already exploited. EPSS is a statistical probability, not a certainty: a low score does not make a bug safe, and a high one does not prove it is being exploited.
Data last updated 18 Oct 2026. Sources: NVD API 2.0, CISA KEV catalog, FIRST EPSS. Links: NVD, CISA KEV. Metadata only. ThreatWire does not host exploit code.