Catalyst 6000 vulnerabilitiesAnd the versions its exploited flaws hit.

Product1 known exploited0 versions
The short answer

Catalyst 6000 is made by Cisco. We track 6 published vulnerabilities listed under that exact name, across 0 versions. 1 of them is on the list of flaws known to be exploited, the newest added on 3 March 2022. Cisco lists newer releases under their own names, such as Catalyst 6000 Ws-Svc-Nam-1, so check those pages too.

Check your version

The most recent Catalyst 6000 flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2017-12238, on 3 March 2022. We keep watching the known-exploited list.

Other names

Is Catalyst 6000 listed under other names? Yes.

Cisco also lists Catalyst 6000 under more specific names, such as Catalyst 6000 Ws-Svc-Nam-1 and Catalyst 6000 Ws-Svc-Nam-2. Flaws listed only under those names are counted on their own pages, not here. If you run one of these, open its page for its own exploited flaws.

Versions

Which versions of Catalyst 6000 do the exploited flaws hit?

Each exploited flaw lists the versions it affects, as published by the vendor. Find your version, then patch.

Known exploited

Which Catalyst 6000 vulnerabilities are being exploited?

1 flaw is on the government list of vulnerabilities known to be exploited. These are the ones criminals are using now, so they go first, whatever their severity score says.

  1. 6.5
    CVE-2017-12238MediumKnown exploited
    Cisco Catalyst 6800 Series Switches VPLS Denial-of-Service Vulnerability

    A vulnerability in the Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) code of Cisco IOS for Cisco Catalyst 6800 Series Switches could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a denial of service.

    Chance of use2.0%Known exploited since3 Mar 2022
Exploit likelihood

Which Catalyst 6000 flaws are most likely to be used?

Ranked by the latest exploit-likelihood forecast: the chance each flaw is used in an attack in the next 30 days. A high severity score on its own doesn't tell you that. Flaws shared by many other makers' products are left out.

50% or more10% to 49%Under 10%
  1. 8.9%

    Cisco Catalyst 6000, 5000, or 4000 switches allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service by connecting to the SSH service with a non-SSH client, which generates a protocol mismatch error.

    CVSS5.0Published12 Feb 2001
  2. 2.4%

    Multiple Cisco networking products allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service on the local network via a series of ARP packets sent to the router's interface that contains a different MAC address for the...

    CVSS5.0Published15 Nov 2001
  3. 2.1%

    Unspecified Cisco Catalyst Switches allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device crash) via an IP packet with the same source and destination IPs and ports, and with the SYN flag set (aka LanD).

    CVSS7.8Published15 Dec 2005
  4. 2.0%
    CVE-2017-12238MediumKnown exploited

    A vulnerability in the Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) code of Cisco IOS 15.0 through 15.4 for Cisco Catalyst 6800 Series Switches could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a C6800-16P10G or...

    CVSS6.5Published29 Sep 2017
  5. 1.5%

    The HTTP server in Cisco IOS on Catalyst switches does not properly handle TCP socket events, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device crash) via crafted packets on TCP port (1) 80 or (2)...

    CVSS5.4Published13 Feb 2013
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We track 6 published vulnerabilities listed under the name Catalyst 6000, across 0 versions. The most recent Catalyst 6000 flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2017-12238, on 3 March 2022.

1 is on the list of flaws known to be exploited. The most recently added is CVE-2017-12238.

Cisco also lists Catalyst 6000 under more specific names, such as Catalyst 6000 Ws-Svc-Nam-1 and Catalyst 6000 Ws-Svc-Nam-2. Flaws listed only under those names are counted on their own pages, not here. Open the release you run to see its own list.

Create a Precursor Intelligence account and track Catalyst 6000. We match it against every published flaw, give each one a risk score from 0 to 100 and keep watching, so you hear about new ones as soon as we know, by email, in the app or by webhook.