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CVE-2017-12240

Critical 🇺🇸 CISA KEV ⚡ Exploit Available
Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software DHCP Remote Code Execution Vulnerability — The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) relay subsystem of Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XE Software contains a vulnerability
Published: Mar 3, 2022  ·  Source: CISA_KEV
CVSS v3
9.0
🔗 NVD Official
📄 Description (English)

Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software DHCP Remote Code Execution Vulnerability — 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.

🤖 AI Executive Summary

Cisco IOS and IOS XE DHCP relay subsystem contains a critical vulnerability allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. This affects network infrastructure devices that process DHCP traffic, potentially compromising entire network segments.

📄 Description (Arabic)

تحتوي نظام DHCP Relay في برامج Cisco IOS و IOS XE على ثغرة تسمح للمهاجمين البعيدين غير المصرحين بتنفيذ أكواد عشوائية والسيطرة الكاملة على الأجهزة المتأثرة. يمكن استغلال هذه الثغرة من خلال حركة مرور DHCP المصنعة دون الحاجة إلى بيانات اعتماد المصادقة. قد يؤدي الاستغلال الناجح إلى تعطيل الخدمات وسرقة البيانات والسيطرة على البنية التحتية للشبكة.

🤖 ملخص تنفيذي (AI)

ثغرة حرجة في نظام DHCP Relay في أنظمة Cisco IOS و IOS XE تسمح للمهاجمين غير المصرحين بتنفيذ أكواد عشوائية. يؤثر هذا على أجهزة البنية التحتية للشبكة التي تعالج حركة مرور DHCP.

🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Apr 25, 2026 12:48
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Saudi Relevance: high
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
banking telecom energy government healthcare
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
9.0
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Immediately upgrade affected Cisco IOS and IOS XE devices to patched versions. Implement network segmentation to isolate DHCP relay devices. Deploy access control lists to restrict DHCP traffic sources. Monitor DHCP traffic for anomalies. Disable DHCP relay if not required. Apply vendor security patches as soon as available.
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
قم بترقية أجهزة Cisco المتأثرة فوراً إلى الإصدارات المصححة. طبق تقسيم الشبكة لعزل أجهزة DHCP relay. استخدم قوائم التحكم في الوصول لتقييد مصادر حركة مرور DHCP. راقب حركة مرور DHCP للكشف عن الشذوذ. عطّل DHCP relay إذا لم تكن مطلوبة. طبق تصحيحات الأمان من المورد في أقرب وقت.
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
ECC-1.1 ECC-2.1 ECC-3.1
🔵 SAMA CSF
ID.BE-1 PR.AC-1 PR.PT-1 DE.CM-1
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.12.2.1 A.12.6.1 A.14.2.1
🔗 References & Sources 0
No references.
📦 Affected Products / CPE 1 entries
Cisco:IOS and IOS XE Software
📊 CVSS Score
9.0
/ 10.0 — Critical
📋 Quick Facts
Severity Critical
CVSS Score9.0
EPSS9.90%
Exploit ✓ Yes
Patch ✓ Yes
CISA KEV🇺🇸 Yes
KEV Due Date2022-03-24
Published 2022-03-03
Source Feed cisa_kev
Views 5
🇸🇦 Saudi Risk Score
9.0
/ 10.0 — Saudi Risk
Priority: CRITICAL
🏷️ Tags
kev actively-exploited
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