Risk Letters

Exploited vulnerability

CVE-2017-6742

TLP:CLEAR

Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software SNMP Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) subsystem of Cisco IOS and IOS XE contains a vulnerability that could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to remotely execute code on an affected system or cause an affected system to reload.

Facts

  • Vendor: Cisco
  • Product: IOS and IOS XE Software
  • CVSS: 8.8
  • EPSS (probability of exploitation within 30 days): 21.4 %
  • On CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since: 19 April 2023
  • First known exploitation: 19 April 2023
  • CISA's deadline for US federal agencies: 10 May 2023
  • Weakness: CWE-119
  • First seen by Risk Letters: 19 April 2023

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Data: NVD (public domain), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, MITRE ATT&CK, AlienVault OTX. NVD