Cisco IOS XR 3.4.0 through 3.9.1, when BGP is enabled, does not properly handle unrecognized transitive attributes, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (peering reset) via a crafted prefix announcement, as demonstrated in the wild in August 2010 with attribute type code 99, aka Bug ID CSCti62211.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2010-3035 is rated Critical Active Threat (87.2/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.56%, 92th percentile). Core evidence: CISA KEV confirms active exploitation (added 2022-03-25) affecting Cisco / IOS XR. Unauthenticated remote administrative access may be possible. Mandatory action: The CISA remediation deadline has passed—treat as an emergency patch priority.
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: Cisco IOS XR Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) Denial-of-Service Vulnerability · CISA KEV detail
: 2022-03-25
: 2022-04-15
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-16 | 5.52% | 5.56% | +0.05% |
| 2 | 2026-06-15 | 5.30% | 5.52% | +0.22% |
| 3 | 2026-04-23 | — | 5.30% | — |
Full EPSS history (16 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 3.1 | HIGH |
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3.9 | 3.6 | [email protected] |
| 7.5 | 3.1 | HIGH |
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3.9 | 3.6 | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 |
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://mailman.nanog.org/pipermail/nanog/2010-August/024837.html | Mailing List |
| http://osvdb.org/67696 | Broken Link |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/41190 | Broken Link |
| http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080b4411f.shtml | Broken Link Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024371 | Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2227 | Broken Link |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/61443 | VDB Entry Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2010-3035 | US Government Resource |