Is CVE-2017-12261 being actively exploited?

CVE-2017-12261 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-12261?

CVE-2017-12261 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

CVE-2017-12261

HIGH · CVSS 7.8EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD

A vulnerability in the restricted shell of the Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) that is accessible via SSH could allow an authenticated, local attacker to run arbitrary CLI commands with elevated privileges. The vulnerability is due to incomplete input validation of the user input for CLI commands issued at the restricted shell. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the targeted device and executing commands that could lead to elevated privileges. An attacker would need valid user credentials to the device to exploit this vulnerability. The vulnerability affects the following Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) products running Release 1.4, 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.1.0: ISE, ISE Express, ISE Virtual Appliance. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCve74916.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.8 (v3.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-264
EPSS score: 0.3% (24th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2017-3834)
Published: November 2, 2017
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2017-3834 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 5, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

cisco / identity services engine
cisco / identity services engine
cisco / identity services engine
cisco / identity services engine
cisco / identity services engine express
cisco / identity services engine express
cisco / identity services engine express
cisco / identity services engine express
cisco / identity services engine virtual appliance
cisco / identity services engine virtual appliance
cisco / identity services engine virtual appliance
cisco / identity services engine virtual appliance

Certified products that may be affected

1 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified product, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Cisco ISE v2.0 - Cisco Systems, Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-10795-2017 - archived

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101641(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039717(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20171101-ise(Vendor Advisory)

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

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