Is CVE-2004-0986 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2004-0986 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2004-0986?

CVE-2004-0986 has a CVSS v2 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2004-0986?

CVE-2004-0986 has an EPSS score of 1.89% (77th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2004-0986?

Upgrade iptables on debian 11 to 1.2.11-4 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2004-0986

HIGHEPSS 77th pctl

7.5

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Iptables before 1.2.11, under certain conditions, does not properly load the required modules at system startup, which causes the firewall rules to fail to load and protect the system from remote attackers.

How to fix

Remediation Available

iptablesDebian

Fixed in:1.2.11-4CVE-2004-0986

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

1.89%probability of exploitation in 30 days

77thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 77% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

securityfocus.com

Other references7

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-16.