A vulnerability in the Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) scanner of Cisco…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
A vulnerability in the Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) scanner of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Email Security Appliances (ESA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass configured user filters on the device. The vulnerability is due to improper error handling of a malformed MIME header in an email attachment. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending an email with a crafted MIME attachment. For example, a successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass configured user filters to drop the email. The malformed MIME headers may not be RFC compliant. However, some mail clients could still allow users to access the attachment, which may not have been properly filtered by the device. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvf44666.
Why it matters now
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Cisco Email Security Appliance | Cisco Email Security Appliance | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Cisco Email Security Appliance Vendor— Affected Cisco Email Security Appliance Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-12353
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jjq2-7h3g-p68f
References
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Sources
- CVE-2017-12353 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-12353 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jjq2-7h3g-p68f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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