CyberRota Analysis
This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.9. It affects Cisco. It is listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, indicating confirmed active exploitation in the wild. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.
CISA KEV Details
Status: This CVE is listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
Ransomware use: Unknown
Added to KEV: 2023-05-19
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Original NVD Description
Cisco IOS 12.2(15) and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (refused VTY (virtual terminal) connections), via a crafted TCP connection to the Telnet or reverse Telnet port.