What is CVE-2017-12281?

CVE-2017-12281 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Aironet_1800_firmware, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-11-02.

How severe is CVE-2017-12281?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Cisco Aironet_1800_firmware

CVE-2017-12281

A vulnerability in the implementation of Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol (PEAP) functionality for standalone configurations of Cisco Aironet 1800, 2800, and 3800 Series Access Points could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent at…

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.007 (48.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

psirt@cisco.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
psirt@cisco.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-12281?: CVE-2017-12281 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Aironet_1800_firmware, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-11-02.
How severe is CVE-2017-12281?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.