CVE-2009-0637
The SCP server in Cisco IOS 12.2 through 12.4, when Role-Based CLI Access is enabled, does not enforce the CLI view configuration for file transfers, which allows remote authenticated users with an attached CLI view to (1) read or (2) overwrite…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.32%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The SCP server in Cisco IOS 12.2 through 12.4, when Role-Based CLI Access is enabled, does not enforce the CLI view configuration for file transfers, which allows remote authenticated users with an attached CLI view to (1) read or (2) overwrite arbitrary files via an SCP command.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.1 HIGHAV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 3.32% probability · 89th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- cisco/ios · cisco/ios xr
- Source
- psirt@cisco.com
EPSS 3.3% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34438Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1021899Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080a90469.shtmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080a904c8.shtmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34247Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0851Not Applicable
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49423Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34438Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1021899Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080a90469.shtmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080a904c8.shtmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34247Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0851Not Applicable
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49423Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.