Is CVE-2011-3289 being actively exploited?

CVE-2011-3289 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2011-3289?

CVE-2011-3289 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 3.6 (LOW).

CVE-2011-3289

LOW · CVSS 3.6EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD

Cisco IOS 12.4 and 15.0 through 15.2 allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the No Service Password-Recovery feature and read the start-up configuration via unspecified vectors, aka Bug ID CSCtr97640.

Key facts

CVSS score: 3.6 (v2.0)
Severity: LOW
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-264
EPSS score: 0.3% (28th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2011-3253)
Published: May 2, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2011-3253 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

cisco / ios
cisco / ios
cisco / ios
cisco / ios

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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