The Cisco Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) and IOS with Firewall/IPS Feature Set do not…
Priority LOW 39Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The Cisco Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) and IOS with Firewall/IPS Feature Set do not properly handle certain full-width and half-width Unicode character encodings, which might allow remote attackers to evade detection of HTTP traffic.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02976 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 23
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:ips_sensor_software:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:ips_sensor_software:5.0\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0(1) | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:ips_sensor_software:5.0\(2\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0(2) | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:ips_sensor_software:5.0\(6\)p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0(6)p1 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:ips_sensor_software:5.1\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1(1) | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:ips_sensor_software:5.1\(1a\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1(1a) | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:ips_sensor_software:5.1\(1b\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1(1b) | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:ips_sensor_software:5.1\(1c\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1(1c) | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:ips_sensor_software:5.1\(1d\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1(1d) | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:ips_sensor_software:5.1\(1e\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1(1e) | Vulnerable | Cisco |
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:ips_sensor_software:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:ips_sensor_software:5.0\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0(1) Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:ips_sensor_software:5.0\(2\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0(2) Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:ips_sensor_software:5.0\(6\)p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0(6)p1 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:ips_sensor_software:5.1\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1(1) Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:ips_sensor_software:5.1\(1a\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1(1a) Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:ips_sensor_software:5.1\(1b\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1(1b) Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:ips_sensor_software:5.1\(1c\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1(1c) Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:ips_sensor_software:5.1\(1d\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1(1d) Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:ips_sensor_software:5.1\(1e\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1(1e) Vulnerable ·Cisco
Show 13 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:ips_sensor_software:5.1\(p1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1(p1) | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.0 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:11.1cc:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.1cc | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.3 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.0 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.0s:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.0s | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.0st:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.0st | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.0t:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.0t | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.1 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.1e:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.1e | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.1t:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.1t | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.2 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.2t:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.2t | Vulnerable | Cisco |
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:ips_sensor_software:5.1\(p1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1(p1) Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:11.1cc:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.1cc Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.3 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.0 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.0s:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.0s Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.0st:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.0st Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.0t:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.0t Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.1e:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1e Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.1t:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1t Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.2 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.2t:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.2t Vulnerable ·Cisco
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-2688
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v42f-h49w-98mp
References
More Cisco Ios vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-00138 Improper input validation in Cisco IOS and IOS XE KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-09019 Improper input validation in Cisco IOS and IOS XE KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-02977 Improper input validation in Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-00135 Memory corruption in Cisco IOS, IOS XE, and IOS XR KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2017-04499 Memory corruption in Cisco IOS KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2017-04498 Memory corruption in Cisco IOS KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2007-2688 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-2688 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v42f-h49w-98mp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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