CVE-2010-0578

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.8)—
Severity7.8High · CVSS 2.0
Exploitation probability3.03 %higher than 87% of CVEs
Active exploitationNonot in the CISA catalog
Public exploitNot knownno public code found

The IKE implementation in Cisco IOS 12.2 through 12.4 on Cisco 7200 and 7301 routers with VAM2+ allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via a malformed IKE packet, aka Bug ID CSCtb13491.

CVSS

Base score
7.8
Version
2.0
Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
3.03 %
Percentile among all scored CVEs
87
Score date
10/21/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

CWEs

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