Is CVE-2012-2469 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-2469 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-2469?

CVE-2012-2469 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

CVE-2012-2469

HIGH · CVSS 7.8EPSS 1.8%EU EUVD

Cisco NX-OS 4.2, 5.0, 5.1, and 5.2 on Nexus 7000 series switches, when the High Availability (HA) policy is configured for Reset, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reset) via a malformed Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) packet, aka Bug IDs CSCtk34535 and CSCtk19132.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.8 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
EPSS score: 1.8% (79th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-2455)
Published: August 6, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-2455 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

cisco / nexus 7000
cisco / nexus 7000 10-slot
cisco / nexus 7000 18-slot
cisco / nexus 7000 9-slot
cisco / nx-os
cisco / nx-os
cisco / nx-os
cisco / nx-os

References

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

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